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<h1><a href="http://lawreview.wustl.edu/in-print/oral-advocacy-before-the-united-states-supreme-court-does-it-affect-the-justices%e2%80%99-decisions/" title="Oral Advocacy Before The United States Supreme Court: Does it Affect The Justices’ Decisions?">Oral Advocacy Before The United States Supreme Court: Does it Affect The Justices’ Decisions?</a></h1>
<h3><i>By Timothy R. Johnson, James F. Spriggs II & Paul J. Wahlbeck
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<span style="font-variant: small-caps">85 Wash. U. L. Rev. </span>457 (2007)</h3>

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<p>A rarely challenged assertion among appellate court judges, lawyers who engage in appellate work, and scholars who teach and study appellate practice is the following: oral argument is an important, if not key, element in the process of successfully appealing a case. Textbooks on appellate practice routinely declare that lawyers must adequately prepare for oral argument and outline assorted tactics for enhancing the likelihood of success on appeal. According to Robert Stern, “It has become axiomatic for writers on appellate advocacy, many of whom are appellate judges, to emphasize the importance of oral argument.” Judges also often echo this idea. For instance, Myron Bright declares that “[i]n my opinion, oral argument is an essential component of the decisionmaking process, and plays an important role in assisting the appellate judge in reaching a decision.” These types of assertions make an assumption that has not yet been subjected to rigorous empirical analysis—that oral arguments provide information of value to judges and that they can, at times, influence case outcomes.</p>
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