Correcting Court-Transcript and Docket Errors: A Record-Based Approach
Accuracy review — August 7, 2026. Court reporters and clerks can make mistakes, but a discrepancy is not automatically fraud or misconduct. Correction procedures and deadlines vary by court and by whether the problem concerns a transcript, docket entry, exhibit, or written order. Identify the record type Transcript: the reporter’s written account of proceedings. Audio […]
Court Rules, Professional Responsibility, and Complaints: Choose the Correct Remedy
Accuracy review — August 7, 2026. Court rules and professional-responsibility rules promote fair procedure and ethical conduct, but a bar or judicial-misconduct complaint is not a substitute for an objection, motion, appeal, or request to correct an order. Different rules serve different functions Procedural rules govern filings, service, evidence, hearings, discovery, and review. Professional-conduct rules […]