Justice Collins "is a stickler for briefs and insisting attorneys don't blindside each other by bringing up case law for the first time at oral arguments," but "she is also a strong believe in showing up before the appellate panel and arguing one's case." She says, "That's your opportunity to sway the justices. You might think you have a very solid case, and you may be absolutely right. But if there's some little thread of it that seems to be coming unraveled to the justices and they want to ask you about that thread of your carefully woven blanket, you're not going to know that if you don't come in."Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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Today's DJ presents Systemic Change: 2d DCA Court of Appeal Justice Audrey Collins' past is helping shape the state's legal future.
Justice Collins "is a stickler for briefs and insisting attorneys don't blindside each other by bringing up case law for the first time at oral arguments," but "she is also a strong believe in showing up before the appellate panel and arguing one's case." She says, "That's your opportunity to sway the justices. You might think you have a very solid case, and you may be absolutely right. But if there's some little thread of it that seems to be coming unraveled to the justices and they want to ask you about that thread of your carefully woven blanket, you're not going to know that if you don't come in."
Justice Collins "is a stickler for briefs and insisting attorneys don't blindside each other by bringing up case law for the first time at oral arguments," but "she is also a strong believe in showing up before the appellate panel and arguing one's case." She says, "That's your opportunity to sway the justices. You might think you have a very solid case, and you may be absolutely right. But if there's some little thread of it that seems to be coming unraveled to the justices and they want to ask you about that thread of your carefully woven blanket, you're not going to know that if you don't come in."
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