My Courtroom Skill Was Being Adored By the Judges — I made them look good and never make a serious legal error.

My briefs were written at Arlington Hall by the Smart lawyers who did know law.

I never tried to suggest to a Judge that I knew what was in the briefs I signed and filed.

They knew the way it was. They knew I was always honest, never tricky, never the Shyster, never hiding or deceiving.

Having the Judge like you is 90% of Trial Law for the non-scholar, like me, just a brawler, but I knew what to say, and what evidence mattered a lot.

Judges would consult with me. That’s OK in the NAVMARTRIJUDIC.

They knew I did not know any law.

They knew my goal was to be supportive and honest.

They knew better than to go against my filed briefs.

They knew I could re-shape the government’s position a bit.

I was the reliable one, on the frontier of freedom. A gentleman not a scholar. But my word was WORD.