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HIRSCH PRACTICE ORDER

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Here we go. The much discussed, (in)famous Judge Hirsch Practice order. Judge Milton Hirsch Motion Practice Order A few thoughts:The order is dated January 4, 2011, the first working day of his term. One could say it shows that he started his term prepared. Others could say that he issued an edict without even seeing how the courtroom was running, considering he had to spend the first week at Judges camp in Tampa. The order starts off a little demeaning with "Attorneys may not calendar motions." Nothing like a good negative shot across the bow to get off on the wring foot. And then we get to the now infamous "Nothing" clause which we repeat in its epically pompous entirety:"There is nothing- absolutely nothing- so unprofessional as handing a judge a reported opinion in support of a motion...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on February 14, 2011 (boomark / email).