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Let me conclude with some additional observations of why this is ‘bad advice from the bench.’ First, the more complex the issue the more time a judge may need to make a proper ruling – so leaving a tough or close call to trial invites if not guarantees a more perfunctory assessment and an ill-conceived ruling.

Many of the opportunities offered through Temple Law’s Experiential Programs, as well as many summer jobs where court appearances are expected, require students to receive certification to practice in court. In Pennsylvania, Bar Admission Rules 321 and 322 govern student certification. Please note that students must complete three (3) full …

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January 19, 2021 Professor Margaret Bull Kovera, a nationally-regarded research psychologist, discussed what is known and what still needs to be researched in the studies of jury dynamics and jury decision-making. Psychologist and nationally-known jury consultant Melissa Gomez spoke about lessons learned from polling and studying jurors, with special focus on what they value –

In a world where, over the past decade, we have seen the impact of flawed or erroneous forensic evidence testimony, the lesson from the Court should be simpler and clear – lawyers’ first duty in a case with scientific evidence is to ask questions and learn its limitations. Post- Kulbicki, how does a judge respond to new post-conviction …

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February 16, 2017A federal judge’s brief, and modestly useful, survey of positive lessons that can be gleaned from the travails of Vincent ‘My Cousin Vinny” Gambini. Omitted are any of the pitfalls as well as any critical assessment of the failure to use leading questions.

August 21, 2017One of the classic tomes for bettering appellate practice – the lawyering of briefing and argument – is Judge Ruggero Aldisert’s WINNING ON APPEAL. The 2017 update, by Law Professor Tessa Dysart and Federal Appellate Judge Leslie Southwick, is a largely worthwhile text for both the seasoned appellate practitioner and the lawyer who

The Barrack Public Interest Fellowship program is a loan repayment assistance program which loans funds to eligible graduates to help them with the repayment of their student loans. Loan funds received through the program are forgiven at the end of the calendar year provided the recipient remains in qualifying employment.