Friday, October 30, 2026

"AI have a question, counsel..."

Law.com has Reading the Bench: How Appellate Lawyers Are Using AI in Oral Argument Prep -- Appellate lawyers are using AI to study judges’ questioning styles, test answers and sharpen their oral argument prep. But they’re not ready to trade human moot courts for a chatbot.

Law.com also has A Law Professor Reflects on 54 Years of Arguing Before the Supreme Court -- In an interview with Law.com, law professor Eric Schnapper reflects on a 54-year Supreme Court advocacy career as he prepares for his 25th high court appearance Monday.

He calls himself the "last attorney standing to argue before Justice William O. Douglas," who was appointed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939 and retired in 1975. Eighty-four-year-old law professor Eric Schnapper will argue at the U.S. Supreme Court for the 25th time on Monday, his latest appearance in a 54-year high court career.