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Administrative/Regulatory

Oct. 31, 2000

Courtroom Civility

Where has collegiality gone? Why is there so much disharmony in the courtroom? What can be done to arrest the marked decline in cordiality between the bench and the bar?

        By Gary M. Paul

        Where has collegiality between the bench and bar gone? When I began practicing law over 25 years ago, courtesy in the courtrooms of this county was common. Today, it has become rarer and rarer.
        What has caused this decline in cordiality and accommodation? The answer to that question has become ...

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