Expert Witnesses

 

For this first post-summer post, I reprint one of my very favorites, with thanks to Federal Judge Cecelia Altonaga.  I wish that I could have been there.

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Do a thorough background check!  At a recent DCBA Bench and Bar Conference, Federal District Court Judge Cecelia Altonaga shared a rather memorable incident which occurred in her courtroom.  The expert witness gave a lengthy, erudite presentation.  Opposing counsel’s first question on cross: “Does your probation officer know you are testifying here today?”
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