I recently participated as a judge in a mock trial competition. There were law students from many schools engaged in a competition. The participants, all earnest, exuding anxiety, nervous and young, were wannabee F. Lee Baileys and Johnny Cochrans.

Through no fault of their own it was painful to watch. I recognized the anxiety, the fright, the nervousness. And, because of my age and experience, I knew all that was so misplaced and misdirected. It was just legal theater. All about the lawyers and not about the case or the client.