Meaning of "this Court" Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:46 pm

Settle a bet. Does "this Court" mean:

1) This district court, no matter the judge

2) Just this judge

3) just this judge in this case

EncyclopediaOrange · Post by **EncyclopediaOrange** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:54 pm

It depends.

gregfootball2001 · Post by **gregfootball2001** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:56 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Settle a bet. Does "this Court" mean:

1) This district court, no matter the judge

2) Just this judge

3) just this judge in this case

Why anon, and why this forum? Is your job at stake?

But to play along, imo, if the case is helpful to me, #1. If it's not, #2.

jd20132013 · Post by **jd20132013** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:06 pm

EncyclopediaOrange wrote:It depends.

lolwat · Post by **lolwat** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:42 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Settle a bet. Does "this Court" mean:

1) This district court, no matter the judge

2) Just this judge

3) just this judge in this case

Context matters, but usually to me it means #1. Add parenthesis or something if you want it to mean a specific judge.

AVBucks4239 · Post by **AVBucks4239** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:44 pm

Number one. If you want to scream "LOOK AT THIS OPINION YOU AUTHORED," put the judge's name in the cite.

ookoshi · Post by **ookoshi** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:45 pm

TCR is "it depends." One could make an argument that, due to the capitalization, it refers to the judicial body (#1), but practically speaking, it's not going to be read that way if the context doesn't make sense. If you need a source for the argument that it's #1, see TMOUS 3.09.

Lincoln · Post by **Lincoln** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:52 pm

In my experience, having clerked on the district court, "this Court" means #1. "The Court" is what you'd use for 2 or 3.

encore1101 · Post by **encore1101** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:56 pm

Number 1.

ggocat · Post by **ggocat** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:01 pm

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:46 pm

AVBucks4239 wrote:Number one. If you want to scream "LOOK AT THIS OPINION YOU AUTHORED," put the judge's name in the cite.

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