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Article: Experience matters: the rise of a Supreme Court bar and its effect on certiorari.
- Article from:
- Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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I. INTRODUCTION
During Maureen Mahoney's oral argument in the Michigan affirmative action cases, then-Chief Justice Rehnquist addressed his former clerk as "Maureen." (1) In that same case, Justices Stevens and Souter called one of the amicus briefs the "Carter Phillips brief" and the "Phillips brief," apparently referring to the well-known advocate whose name appeared on its cover. (2) These rare personal references illustrate the growing familiarity between the Justices and the lawyers who appear before them frequently, particularly those attorneys who have devoted their practices to mastering Supreme Court advocacy.
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