Ten Lessons About Appellate Oral Argument

I\u27m the token ivory tower on the panel, which reminds me of the story about the man whose great accomplishment was surviving the Johnstown Flood of 1878. He goes up to heaven, where he\u27s asked to be on a continuing education panel about the great floods of the past. Honored, he agrees, after which Saint Peter says, Before you speak, let me tell you that Noah is also going to be on the panel