http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/is-scotx-bucking-the-trend-toward-more-oral-arguments/ Legal Issues Before the Texas Supreme Court Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/is-scotx-bucking-the-trend-toward-more-oral-arguments/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Don Cruse Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:28:30 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/?p=663#comment-1075 <p>I agree that is probably the motive. The Court has gotten quite a bit of criticism for things like the "average" time it takes to decide a case. So, the Court may be reacting to the press. In this theory, the Court is just reacting to what we're measuring.</p> I agree that is probably the motive. The Court has gotten quite a bit of criticism for things like the “average” time it takes to decide a case. So, the Court may be reacting to the press. In this theory, the Court is just reacting to what we’re measuring.

]]> http://www.scotxblog.com/practice-notes/is-scotx-bucking-the-trend-toward-more-oral-arguments/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Jeff Williams Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:23:55 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/?p=663#comment-1032 <p>The obvious reason for hearing fewer arguments is that the court is trying to clear out its backlog by hearing fewer cases. Instead of working harder to write more opinions, the court is going to consider fewer cases. Its clearly not the cameras--these are elected officials we're talking about.</p> The obvious reason for hearing fewer arguments is that the court is trying to clear out its backlog by hearing fewer cases. Instead of working harder to write more opinions, the court is going to consider fewer cases. Its clearly not the cameras–these are elected officials we’re talking about.

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