tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post4318537436626314297..comments2024-01-23T17:14:04.067-05:00Comments on Jaltcoh: Professor Robert Summers of Cornell Law SchoolJohn Althouse Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-75419840396232468812010-12-08T22:05:06.784-05:002010-12-08T22:05:06.784-05:00Rex Lee was the founding dean of my law school, an...Rex Lee was the founding dean of my law school, and used to say that the goal was to get us to think like lawyers. I never did really know what that meant, but other professors had different ideas. One of them used to tell us that the task was to get the judge wanting to rule for you and then give him a peg to hang his hat on. Of course, since the goal of every lawyer in court is to win for his client, that's an invitation to ignore logic and consistency, and equivocate or use sophistry. <br /><br />One thing I've noticed is that on any issue, it seems possible to find cases that come down on every side. The most well-reasoned are admirable, but they aren't really what you want unless they support your argument. Unless and until you become a judge or law professor, how well-reasoned the cases are doesn't much matter.ASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591247136037620408noreply@blogger.com