THE ROBING ROOM

I am now a 3L but was before Judge Cavanaugh prior to law school. I did not know that the lawyer from the opposition was before the judge on another issue, and that they were familiar with each other. The action was against a state court judge in her administrative capacity. Not only did Cavanaugh lie on the record, he failed to read all submissions. Only after it was suggested there were electronic submissions did he recognize that he had not reviewed the entire record. The action was an interesting one that most lawyers would not take before a judge. It was an action requesting declaratory and injunctive relief based on the failure of the state court to maintain records properly and included several reports justifying the electronic imaging of all judicial submissions. Currently, most bankruptcy courts require electronic submissions, and several states are in the process of implementing electronic records to take advantages of all benefits available with them. The request was for declaratory and injunctive relief suggesting that to prevent records from being lost, making them available on line will make the courts available to the populous. It appeared that since the action was against a judge, Cavanaugh ignored the causes of action. Many new technologies are slow to be implemented in courts because of the exposure and flaws in current systems.