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Comment on Learning to play well with others by Publisher's Notebook » Higher authority

Publisher's Notebook » Higher authority — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:15:02 +0000

[...] District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin, Texas, made headlines earlier this month, as noted in this space, when he whacked the lawyers in a civil dispute in his court. Because of their behavior, he ordered [...]

Comment on Judge Petty on professionalism by Kim White

Kim White — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:19:18 +0000

Thank you for posting Judge Petty’s comments. As the chair of the Committee on Lawyer Discipline for the VSB, I was so pleased when he accepted my invitation to speak at our Disciplinary Conference. I, like many of those who worked for Judge Petty when he was the Commonwealth’s Attorney, learned a great deal about trial practice, the art of persuasion and professionalism from him.

Comment on The Judge Has No Robe by Michael Valentine

Michael Valentine — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:59:19 +0000

If this was an act of revenge by a disgruntled litigant it certainly speaks poorly of a courthouse that has judges using public access disrobing rooms and lavatories. I have picked up the wrong robe on a number of occasions – that
may be what happened here. I recommend an interjudicial amnesty period..
If indeed it was vengeance, can top it. The jail trustees once painted my coat closet, including the door, inside and out, without taking my robes out of the closet. When I came to work on Monday I had two robes with white right sleeves and one robe with a white left sleeve. Trial lawyers tried to determine if there was a message in which side (white) sleeve I wore each day..

Comment on Dress up days by W.E.G.

W.E.G. — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:06:44 +0000

As well they should. The slob/slacker-look has no place at serious professional qualification exam.

Comment on Introducing the W&M griffin by So long ‘Spidey,’ hello ‘WebstUR’

So long ‘Spidey,’ hello ‘WebstUR’ — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:09:03 +0000

[...] year ago, it was the William & Mary Tribe unveiling a new mascot (the Griffin). Now the Spiders of the University of Richmond take the wraps off their new fuzzy [...]

Comment on Pomp, under the Circumstances by Bill Dupray

Bill Dupray — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:03:57 +0000

Someone needs to remind these entitlement crybabies that nobody ever guaranteed them a job when they got out of law school . . . because they couldn’t. The real world can be hard. This is not the first recession and tight job market in history. Generations of newly graduated lawyers fought their way through similar downturns. You would hope that these graduates wouldn’t be learning this fact for the first time. Time to don the big-boy pants and act like adults.

Comment on Headline of the day by Russell Lawson

Russell Lawson — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:26:47 +0000

Agreed. Awesome command of popular culture and economy of expression. Hats off to the WSJ!

Comment on Headline of the day by Roger Mullins

Roger Mullins — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:35:39 +0000

Like!

Comment on A touch of grace by Mark Byrum

Mark Byrum — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:24:03 +0000

The Chief will be sorely missed! He was a great man, and continues to be a such in Heaven with his Lord and Savior!

Comment on A good month by David

David — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:26:46 +0000

So what happened to Appleton?