Letter to the Editor
Jul. 29, 2016
Letter to the editor: Reliance on court attorneys has consequences
Steven Kimball's insightful article explains how excellent briefs can still lose to deficient briefs when judges rely upon "independent legal research" conducted by, and memos from, a court's staff attorneys. By John K. Haggerty
In his insightful article ("Superior brief writing doesn't always win the day," July 20) Steven Kimball explains how excellent briefs can still lose to deficient briefs when judges rely upon "independent legal research" conducted by, and memos from, a court's staff attorneys. It is easy to understand why in recent decades judges have increasingly relied upon these court attorneys to produce their decisions (i.e., expanding caseloads and the gr...
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