November 08, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Opposing Trends Arise on State, Federal Court Oral ArgumentStatistics that the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently released show that the court heard oral argument during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2010, in only about 14 percent of the cases that have been briefed for decision, while the average number of cases in which oral argument is occurring in all federal appellate courts over that same 12-month period was slightly more than 26 percent. These statistics further reflect a slight downturn during the past four years in the percentage of cases in which the 3rd Circuit is hearing oral argument.
By Howard J. Bashman
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October 09, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Praising Superior Court's Increased Access to OpinionsThe Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently announced it has approved a policy change that, once implemented, will result in that court's posting to the court's website of all newly-issued, nonprecedential opinions not issued under seal, thereby providing free and easy access to all of that court's decisions to the public, the news media and attorneys.
By Howard J. Bashman
9 minute read
January 11, 2002 | Law.com
2002 Brings Developments in Unpublished Opinions ControversyThis month`s column reports on three important developments in the continuing battle over the precedential status of unpublished federal appellate court opinions.
By Howard J. Bashman
9 minute read
September 10, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Praising Pa. Supreme Court's Judicial Retirement Age RulingThe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania surely receives its fair share of criticism, some of which may be well-deserved and some of which may not be.
By Howard J. Bashman
6 minute read
March 20, 2006 | National Law Journal
They Stood on PrincipleHoward Bashman suggests that the law professors who lost 8-0 on the Solomon Amendment don't deserve to be kicked while they're down.
By Howard J. Bashman
7 minute read
February 11, 2004 | Law.com
So You Would Like to Be an Appellate Lawyer?In response to requests for advice from young commercial litigators slogging through boxes of document production files and searching for a more exciting practice, Howard J. Bashman outlines his career path and experiences as a successful appellate lawyer. The first stop on the road, he says, is the judicial clerkship.
By Howard J. Bashman
9 minute read
April 09, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer
When There's No Where Else to TurnAssume a client of yours has lost before a federal appellate court or state court of last resort a case that has a good likelihood of obtaining U.S. Supreme Court review, but the client is unable to afford counsel or even the cost of printing the briefs n
By Howard J. Bashman
5 minute read
August 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
How Third Circuit Fared in the 2012-13 High Court Term: Part IIIn last month's column, I examined the six cases that reached the U.S. Supreme Court directly from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the 2012-13 term.
By Howard J. Bashman
7 minute read
March 28, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal
Upon Further ReviewAppellate lawyers cannot help but experience an extra degree of excitement when an appeal on which they are working presents a question of first impression. All cases may be unique in some respect, but a true case of first impression appears infrequently.
By Howard J. Bashman
7 minute read
February 08, 2002 | Law.com
A Concise Guide to Writing Better Appellate BriefsUpon Further Review
By Howard J. Bashman
10 minute read
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