New York attorney Todd C. Bank, who was thrown out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit last year for what he admits was a “sarcastic” remark to one of the judges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the argument he was trying to make that day.

Bank represents Robert Doyle, who is challenging the constitutionality of a local bar rule for the Eastern District of New York that requires applicants to provide sponsoring affidavits from other attorneys vouching for character and legal experience.