By now, if lawyers haven’t already taken notice, they should: Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit isn’t a big fan of abbreviations, including acronyms. On Monday, the judge twice questioned the space-saving practice of shortening.

This summer, for quick background, Silberman dropped a footnote in a ruling to spotlight his concern about the excessive use of abbreviations and acronyms.