Litigator Howard J. Bashman writes that, as someone who looks at far too many appellate court rulings, he's often wondered what causes appellate judges to designate an opinion as "per curiam," instead of identifying the particular judge who wrote the decision. In this commentary, Bashman examines some possible reasons.
December 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Related: Bashman Archive
As someone who looks at far too many appellate court rulings, I’ve often wondered what causes appellate judges to designate an opinion as “per curiam” — a Latin phrase meaning “by the court” — instead of identifying by name the particular judge who wrote the decision.
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