Chief Justice Advocates for Shorter Briefs, Fewer Questions
Speaking at the conference of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said briefs before the high court are running too long, while the justices themselves are asking too many questions at oral argument. "I think we're getting carried away" with questioning, Roberts said. "It is a little too much domination by the bench." He even suggested giving justices timers as in speed chess, so they can see how much time they are eating up with their questions.
