Sentences with phrase «persuade appellate judges»

Ultimately, the objective is to present an argument based on the law that will persuade the appellate judges to hear the appeal and issue a favorable ruling.

Not exact matches

For example, when an appellate judge retires and joins a private firm, and the firm later employs the retired judge to brief an appeal to his former colleagues, the firm is partly trying to persuade the court that it should decide the case in the firm's favor because of the retired judge's established reputation, character, and credibility.

Litigating at the appellate level also requires an equally adept ability to persuade judges on the facts.

And during that process not even one juror, trial judge or appellate judge was persuaded that he was innocent.

Appellate attorneys seek to correct errors of trial court judges and change the law by persuading appellate courts to overturn lower court decisions or to expand or change the interpretation of statutory law.

And as a believer in the justice embedded in the appellate process, Mark has time and time again persuaded Federal Circuit judges to rule for his clients.