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- May It Please the Court.... Most law schools teach that when our feet reach the podium the first words we should pronounce-with clarity, while meeting the judge's eyes-are: "May it please the court...." There is nothing wrong with the phrase, except it's just a polite nicety if the advo-cate does not know how to "please the court."
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Feb 23, 2016 · It is often said that May it please the Court is an obligatory phrase at the outset of an oral argument—and that any other opener suggests the oral advocate is unknowledgeable or...
Pragmatically, May it please the court is an archaic formula expressing the speaker's deference to a presiding judge: an acknowledgment that strictly speaking nothing may occur (and nothing may be omitted) in the courtroom without the judge's permission.
It has long been tradition to begin oral arguments with some variation of the phrase, “May it please the Court.” But Bryan A. Garner, editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary, recently asked active judges whether they felt the phrase was an outdated formalism or a welcome sign of professionalism.
May it please the court is a traditional phrase used by lawyers as a sign of respect and courtesy towards the presiding judge or panel of judges. It is an important part of legal etiquette and demonstrates the lawyer`s acknowledgment of the court`s authority and jurisdiction.
Sep 25, 2019 · The "may" makes the greeting sound optional, but Supreme Court practitioners use it with near uniformity. Whether you use that traditional greeting in the Tenth Circuit or other courts is up to you. Judges who have addressed the issue say it doesn't hurt, and it may be a useful icebreaker.
Sep 15, 2020 · Is there ever a scenario where a Judge could respond with the following: No, it does not please the court." was the question. If the lawyer speaks out of order, then that would not please the court (independent as to whether the lawyer uses that phrase or not).
Most law schools teach that when our feet reach the podium the first words we should pronounce-with clarity, while meeting the judge's eyes-are: "May it please the court...." There is nothing wrong with the phrase, except it's just a polite nicety if the advo-cate does not know how to "please the court."
