Advanced Skills for Appellate Judges

Tuition

1979

Conference Fee

548

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The course will conclude at Noon Eastern so participants can also participate in the Appellate Judges Education Institute 2024 Summit which will commence at 1 p.m. Nov 13.

Course Location

Boston, MA

Course Fees

Tuition

$1979

Conference Fee

$548

Boston, MA

November 10, 2025 to November 13, 2025

This 3-1/2 day course is designed to provide appellate judges with advanced training in a variety of practical and often encountered issues.

This course is designed to provide appellate judges with advanced topics in opinion writing, small group dynamics and collaborative decision-making, law clerk/staff management, how to get the most during oral argument, ethics as they pertain to appellate judges, and other topics of interest to the experienced appellate judge. In addition to structured, interactive presentations from faculty, participants will have several opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.

Tuition

Course $1979

Conference Fee $548

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This course will cover a variety of advanced topics of particular interest to appellate judges, including: 

  • advanced opinion writing;
  • balancing with colleagues in collaborative decision-making versus writing separately; 
  • pros and cons of oral argument;
  • factors in deciding whether or not to publish decisions;
  • civility and professionalism;
  • judicial ethics and judges’ use of social media;
  • judicial deference to agency decisions – impact of recent developments;
  • the human side of judging:  non-legal competences vital to good judging and longevity on the bench; 
  • advanced statutory construction;
  • judicial security;
  • conferencing the case;
  • judicial ethics and independent factual investigations;
  • stare decisis and revisiting “settled law”; and
  • judging, politics, and dealing with media and public perceptions.

In addition to structured, interactive presentations from faculty, participants will have several opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.

This course’s faculty is comprised of experienced judges who have served in an appellate capacity and instructors who are experts in the field of writing, logic and legal reasoning.

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    This course is designed to provide appellate judges with advanced topics in opinion writing, small group dynamics and collaborative decision-making, law clerk/staff management, how to get the most during oral argument, ethics as they pertain to appellate judges, and other topics of interest to the experienced appellate judge. In addition to structured, interactive presentations from faculty, participants will have several opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.

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