I want to thank the Texas Association of Appellate Court Attorneys (TAACA) for having me and my colleague Marc Knisely speak on appellate court judgments at their conference today. What a talented group of lawyers! They asked thoughtful questions and provided suggestions as to how appellate practitioners can better assist appellate courts in drafting accurate appellate court judgments. A couple of suggestions they had: (1) when drafting your request for relief, be specific; and (2) as you would do for the trial court, provide the appellate court with a draft of the judgment you would like it to render.

And in case you missed the event, a copy of the article on which this talk was based, Render unto Judge Calvert . . . Correct Appellate Judgments, is available here.