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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States: Plain English
Professor Stephen Gillers, New York University School of Law: Footnotes
Judge Arthur Gilbert, California Court of Appeal (Ventura): Lawyers Stretching Precedents
Professor Charles Fried, Harvard Law School: Academic Writing
Dr. Betty Sue Flowers, Former Director, Johnson Presidential Library: Weaknesses
Judge Thomas R. Fitzgerald, retired 2010, Supreme Court of Illinois (Chicago): Good Issues Beget Good Answers
Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, U.S. District Court, E.D. of Louisiana (New Orleans): The Language of the Law
Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, U.S. District Court, E.D. of Louisiana (New Orleans): Briefs vs. Oral Argument
Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (Chicago): Reading Journalism
Lord Alfred Tom Denning, died 1999, Master of the Rolls (London): Grasping the Nettle
Judge Kathianne Crane, retired 2013, Missouri Court of Appeals (St. Louis): The 90-Second Test
Senator John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas: Plain Language in the Government
James P. Clark, retired 2013, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Los Angeles): Clerking for Judge Wisdom
Judge James G. Carr, U.S. District Court, N.D. of Ohio (Toledo): Reputation
Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States: Writing
Judge Pasco M. Bowman II, U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (Kansas City): Statement of Facts
Judge Danny Boggs, U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (Louisville): Recommended Reading
Chief Justice Rebecca W. Berch, Supreme Court of Arizona (Phoenix): Legal Writing
Judge William J. Bauer, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (Chicago): Writing for All Judges
David A. Battaglia, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Los Angeles): Bad Briefs