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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2770941, member: 76194&quot;]Local rules require all phones to be off in the courtrooms, and in the federal district where I practice cellphones are now prohibited in the federal court buildings. Which means when I go to multiple hearings, it is much more convenient to leave the cellphone in the car rather than worry whether I&#039;ll be turned away from a courthouse because I have the phone with me, or whether the phone will accidentally be left on and go off in a courtroom and I&#039;ll end up with a contempt of court charge, or being shewed out by a judge (as I&#039;ve seen happen to others.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, when I have multiple hearings and I&#039;m trying to juggle time from one courtroom to another, or keep track of how much time I have left to speak in front of the judge, or how much time I have left for rebuttal arguments, or even double checking that the judge is accurately timing opposing counsel&#039;s time, a watch is a must. Believe me, I definitely don&#039;t want to be 2/3 of my way through my arguments and the judge to tell me he must move on and I&#039;m out of time, and then have to scramble to ramble off a bunch of case citations in 30 seconds because I didn&#039;t manage my time properly. That looks very sloppy, and doesn&#039;t inspire much faith in you from your client who now feels you didn&#039;t do your best to represent his cause.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fountain pens in my shirt pocket, however, are a personal vanity, so at least those I can&#039;t excuse at all based on some rule or whatever. But what&#039;s life without a few personal vanities to enjoy?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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