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Federal Circuit IP Blog

A Piece of Federal Circuit History: Have you ever found yourself referring to the district court as the “lower court?”…

August 27, 2018

Authored and Edited by Elizabeth D. Ferrill

Judge Friedman stressed to his law clerks the importance of respecting the district or trial court and encouraged them never to refer to it as a “lower” court. Additionally, Judge Friedman considered such law clerks to be members of his extended family and took great satisfaction in mentoring young attorneys.

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Federal Circuit History, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)

For more information

Journal of the Fed. Circuit Historical Soc. Vol. 5, 2011 pg. 15

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Elizabeth D. Ferrill
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