Irreparable Harm
“The sky had clouded over and the morning air was cold. She ran up the large stone stairs to the lobby and pushed the heavy brass-framed doors open with her shoulder, digging in her bag for her cell phone.
By court rules only lawyers were permitted to carry cell phones into the courtrooms of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Civilians had to check them at the security desk.
Before the 9/11 attack, lawyers had to turn them over, too. Evidently, the inabili...ty of attorneys to reach their offices and families from court on the morning of the attacks had added to the chaos, as they mobbed the security guards to retrieve their phones.
Now, attorneys were permitted to have them in court, but there was no mercy for the lawyer whose cell phone rang while a judge was seated on the bench. Sasha had seen it happen more than once: a seasoned trial lawyer would be in his groove, telling his story, and his cell phone would ring in open court. Invariably, the intrusion would whip the judge into a rage and it would be all downhill from there.MoreLess
By court rules only lawyers were permitted to carry cell phones into the courtrooms of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Civilians had to check them at the security desk.
Before the 9/11 attack, lawyers had to turn them over, too. Evidently, the inabili...ty of attorneys to reach their offices and families from court on the morning of the attacks had added to the chaos, as they mobbed the security guards to retrieve their phones.
Now, attorneys were permitted to have them in court, but there was no mercy for the lawyer whose cell phone rang while a judge was seated on the bench. Sasha had seen it happen more than once: a seasoned trial lawyer would be in his groove, telling his story, and his cell phone would ring in open court. Invariably, the intrusion would whip the judge into a rage and it would be all downhill from there.MoreLess
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