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Praise
for Ray Dix, Lawyer
I'd
like tell you about the proudest day of my legal career, the day I
argued before the Florida Supreme Court.
The
following is an unofficial transcript of comments made by a justice of
the Florida Supreme Court at the end of my presentation before them. To
put it in context, the O.J. Simpson trial was well underway - - on TV
and in our face - - with lawyers and cops acting bad. Or was it bad
acting?
This
particular morning, the Florida Supreme Court had seen some contentious
presentations. However, when Assistant Attorney General Amelia Beisner
and I met at the podium for the first time, we shook hands. She
introduced me to her supervisor and we shook hands. And then Ms. Beisner
and I stood before the Court and gave our presentations in a positive
manner without attacking each other or denigrating each other's
positions. And we did so while being strong advocates for our position.
When
we were done, I don't think either of us knew if we had won, but I
believe we both were satisfied we had done our best. Then we were
surprised by the following:
Marvin Lee King v. State, 681 So.2d 1136 (Fla. 1996)
(FSC case No: 85,016
heard September 1995)
(After the Petitioner's rebuttal)
JUSTICE
ANSTEAD: Let me
make . . . one last . . . uh
. . .
DIX:
Please.
JUSTICE
ANSTEAD: . . . comment. And
I wish the courtroom was full, quite frankly.
The Florida Bar is taking on a campaign to try to boost up our
standing about professionalism. And I just want to comment that seeing
you all greet each other as you came in here for oral argument today,
and seeing the high tone and quality of the arguments that you've made
to the Court - - I wish we had a courtroom full to see that, because
that is advocacy at it's best, and I thank you both for setting that
example.
DIX:
Thank you, Your Honor.
JUSTICE
GRIMES:
Thank you both, and the Court will stand adjourned.
END
OF THE TAPE
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Raymond Dix 2005
Saturday, July 28, 2007
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