Jul 6, 20222 minWHAT DO TRIAL JUDGES WANT? TO NOT BE REVERSED ON APPEALIn an article for the American Bar Association, Illinois trial judge Mark Drummond published a “Top Ten” list of things judges want....
Jul 6, 20222 minNO TRANSCRIPT? SORRY, YOU WILL PROBABLY LOSE YOUR APPEAL.Without a transcript of a hearing or trial, an appellate court cannot provide meaningful review of many of the issues that are disputed...
Jul 6, 20221 minAPPELLATE COURT TO TRIAL JUDGES: DON’T TRY TO BE FUNNYIn Cannon v. State, 275 So. 3d 802 (Fla. 1st DCA July 9, 2019), a trial judge made a poor attempt at humor by making a flippant comment...