“When they come out of oral argument… they take a vote at a secret meeting… if the chief justice is in the majority, he gets to assign the opinion.”
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Supreme Court clerk speaker
Bloomberg Law ·
“I almost invariably do this now is to have counsel produce ... speaking notes ... a guide map to exactly the way counsel is going to present their oral argument.”
Justice Michael Wigney · On Just Terms · On Just Terms S2 E12 - Complexity, class actions and the future of litigation with the Honourable Justice Michael Wigney, Federal Court of Australia
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Instructs counsel to provide a concise outline of oral arguments (speaking notes) that map to key documents and written submissions
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“The judge made reference to the High Court's practice of requiring a speaking agenda for each party on the morning before the argument... should result... efficient and cost-effective outcomes”
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“Lengthy written submissions can be of considerable assistance when it comes to writing the judgment because you want to know where the material is, particularly if it’s an electronic court book.”
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Justice Michael Wigney
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“We use LLMs to conduct document reviews… so that all submissions include 100 percent of required criteria with no administrative errors”
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