It is not every day that sitting judges give lawyers specific instruction on how to write their briefs. Judge Kethledge wrote a helpful primer about effective writing a while back. This week, Chief Judge Pryor and Judge Newsom from the Eleventh Circuit offer their own nugget of free advice: Begin briefs with an introduction. We … Continue Reading
Did you know that the Sixth Circuit’s website features a series of video clips produced by the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio that offer training advice for practice under the Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 3006A? The video clips do not have Hollywood style production values (we are … Continue Reading
