How to Talk to a Judge
John Bratt reports in his Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog on his appellate argument before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Friday. John asked the court to affirm a jury verdict his client obtained last year in a truck accident case in Charles County, Maryland.
I agree with John that nothing is more annoying than the lawyer who pretends he is best friends with the judge - even if the lawyer is best friends with the judge. I love the whole "using the judge's first name twenty times as we discuss the case" spiel. Usually, I get your point the first ten times you used the judge's first name.
I'm not so sure I would go as far as John does in saying that calling a judge "Judge __________" in court is a bad practice. But I certainly get his point.
