Appellate Law

Newsflash: Appellate Judges Read Blogs

By D. Todd Smith

While attending a bar function today, a local appellate justice I have met a few times before recognized me, introduced me to his companions as the author of an appellate blog, and confessed (?) to being one of my regular readers.  I have had similar conversations with other members of the appellate bench in recent months.

Appellate judges are often perceived as ivory-tower idealists.  They don't really read blogs, do they?  I mean, anybody can put a blog up on the internet, right?  Minimal tech skill—but no legal knowledge—is required.

Anybody can.  But this justice reads mine.

That alone makes it worthwhile.

Full post as published by Texas Appellate Law Blog on May 15, 2008 (boomark / email).