First to say that this guy is special, just like his writs of certiorari.

tom goldstein is so obnoxious...this is why the REAL supreme court bar doesn't take him seriously

he's trying to seem funny and self-effacing when he's really engaging in the most blatant exercise of self-promotion and ha-look-at-me-i'm-so-awesome-now

he's trying to pretend to be humorous when in fact he's just using it as a chance to recite his resume and to let people know how good he is, just like he did in his "iphone commercial"

he might have 18 supreme court cases under his belt, but he will never be known for tact, subtlety, or good taste

tom goldstein is so obnoxious...this is why the REAL supreme court bar doesn't take him seriously

he's trying to seem funny and self-effacing when he's really engaging in the most blatant exercise of self-promotion and ha-look-at-me-i'm-so-awesome-now

he's trying to pretend to be humorous when in fact he's just using it as a chance to recite his resume and to let people know how good he is, just like he did in his "iphone commercial"

he might have 18 supreme court cases under his belt, but he will never be known for tact, subtlety, or good taste

tom goldstein is so obnoxious...this is why the REAL supreme court bar doesn't take him seriously

he's trying to seem funny and self-effacing when he's really engaging in the most blatant exercise of self-promotion and ha-look-at-me-i'm-so-awesome-now

he's trying to pretend to be humorous when in fact he's just using it as a chance to recite his resume and to let people know how good he is, just like he did in his "iphone commercial"

he might have 18 supreme court cases under his belt, but he will never be known for tact, subtlety, or good taste

tom goldstein is so obnoxious...this is why the REAL supreme court bar doesn't take him seriously

he's trying to seem funny and self-effacing when he's really engaging in the most blatant exercise of self-promotion and ha-look-at-me-i'm-so-awesome-now

he's trying to pretend to be humorous when in fact he's just using it as a chance to recite his resume and to let people know how good he is, just like he did in his "iphone commercial"

he might have 18 supreme court cases under his belt, but he will never be known for tact, subtlety, or good taste

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Is Tom Goldstein so obnoxious?

YUP!

amazing to me how much firms are willing to indulge their supreme court practices. my understanding is that appellate groups are, by and large, loss leaders for biglaw.

3:23, 3:24, 3:25 -- you really need to get those DT's taken care of.

i think it's pretty funny, even though he seems full of himself.

also...why can't anybody pronounce "certiorari"? It's not hard to say. I went to the supreme court recently and heard the tour guide say "cersharee." Kind of blows my mind.

CARE-tee-o-rah-ree.

i think it's pretty funny, even though he seems full of himself.

also...why can't anybody pronounce "certiorari"? It's not hard to say. I went to the supreme court recently and heard the tour guide say "cersharee." Kind of blows my mind.

3:47 - I suppose you pronounce "prima facie" PRI-mah fa-KEE-a. Latin nerd.

sir-she-a-ror-ree

oh come on this, is funny.

the bobbling head at the end is a nice touch.

3:23, 3:24, and 3:25 (twice!) is so obnoxious - this is why the REAL ATL readership doesn't take him/her seriously

he/she might have posted the same crap 4 times in a row, but s/he will never be known for tact, subtlety, good taste, or an ability to post comments

"C" in Latin are pronounced as "K", since the Romans already have an "S" for that sound...

3:42: RE "cersharee"

Dat's jussa local BAL-more/Warshington accent comin-out, hahn.

good point 3:56

4:18: many of us are aware of that, but in English we don't always faithfully replicate the pronunciation of other languages: you don't hear us saying Paris as "par-ee" do you?

Nor do you hear people saying PRI-mah fa-KEE-a for "prima facie." And why 3:56 correctly renders cert. as sir-she-a-ror-ree

tho maybe i would replace "ror" with "rar" or "roar"

here is 4:30 again

M-W.com gives the pronunciation like this:

Pronunciation:
\ˌsər-sh(ē-)ə-ˈrer-ē, -ˈrär-ē, -ˈra-rē\

Pretty funny, actually.

I'm surprised that the Roger Lou of America's University, Washington College of Law (best in America) hasn't posted here, since Mr. Goldstein is an alumnus of America's University, Washington College of Law (best in America). I know because I am, too.

I'm surprised that the Roger Lou of America's University, Washington College of Law (best in America) hasn't posted here, since Mr. Goldstein is an alumnus of America's University, Washington College of Law (best in America). I know because I am, too.

Tom Goldstein is a dork.

He is the TTT of Supreme Court bar members. Can you imagine Walter Delinger, Seth Waxman, Ted Olson, Carter Phillips, or Paul Clement doing a video like this?

Tom Goldstein is a dork.

He is the TTT of Supreme Court bar members. Can you imagine Walter Delinger, Seth Waxman, Ted Olson, Carter Phillips, or Paul Clement doing a video like this?

The Goldstein bashers are the TTT of ATL commenters.

Can you imagine FRAT STUD or the MagnaHofstra guy committing so many multiple posts?

Not everyone, but many of the people I've heard criticize him came off as though there were some sour grapes. For where he came from and what he started from, I'm pretty impressed, and unless you anonymous guests ARE Ted Olson or Carter Phillips, you should be too.

Not everyone, but many of the people I've heard criticize him came off as though there were some sour grapes. For where he came from and what he started from, I'm pretty impressed, and unless you anonymous guests ARE Ted Olson or Carter Phillips, you should be too.

5:14 - No. But that's because Goldstein is younger and more hip than those guys.

Also, Ted Olson is a TTT among human beings.

Seriously, that man is heinous.

where is roger lou

You'd think a Supreme Court lawyer with as much experience as Tom Goldstein would know that it's Coram, not Corim.

5:26 -- Paul Clement is younger. None of them, Goldstein included, are hip at all.

Carter Phillips here, 6:04 -- I take offense; I like to get my groove on every day.

Dearest friends of Tom Goldberg,

Hello. I am the Roger Lou often who has having been requested that I making my appearance on this thread. And since I no am dead, although angry woman who calling herself Mrs. Lou says otherwise, then I am posting. Thank you very much.

Tom Golden is what we call at America's University, Washington College of Law, a "TTT/GULC"
(it stands for the toilet bowl called Georgetown Law). He is average and not the real expert of the ceriorari bar. He never was a "law clerk" to a judge of the America's Supreme Court, he works for law firm named after Forrest Gump (bad movie), and not even was he able to get accepted to America's University (best is U.S. of A.). Essentially, therefore, Tom Bernstein not anyone who the Roger Lou would hire when he wants to taking his case to Judge Judy of the People's Supreme Court.

With respect,
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It's kinda funny and it's a fucking PARODY of TV lawyer ads for God sakes.

All y'all haters working TTTraffic court STFU till you've actually argued and won at SCOTUS.

Actually, I have argued before the Court and I can attest that the general consensus is a bit unfavorable towards Tom Goldstein.

Agree w/5:24 - Goldstein is an impressive guy.

Re: 6:55's comment, I think some of this may be "player-hating" from people who went to supposedly better law schools but have fewer SCOTUS arguments, less $$$, etc.

i don't think people are denying that goldstein has accumulated an impressive record - the critics' point is simply that he's pretty gauche about it all.

Was that a grownup talking to his laptop?

Phillips is the real deal. Word on Olsen, though, he that is doesn't have it. He's gotten by on his political connections and name, but is typically underprepared and not well respected by the justices.

This blog is going downhill fast...just not what it used to be!
And, the ad is HYSTERICAL! Get over yourselves already.

This blog is going downhill fast...just not what it used to be!
And, the ad is HYSTERICAL! Get over yourselves already.

This blog is going downhill fast...just not what it used to be!
And, the ad is HYSTERICAL! Get over yourselves already.

LAT--why is every comment posting multiple times? When one hits "Post Comment", the system doesn't take you to a new screen to indicate the comment went through, nor does it give a "comment submitted" message.

BTW--This new format sucks!!!

The smart one's post once!

roger lou to solicitor general!!!

@8:52 - "The smart one's" what? The word "one's" is possessive.
Or did you mean "The smart ones post once"?

If you are going to call yourself smart, you should learn to use an apostrophe correctly.

This is a man who gets his S.C. cases by being pushy, not by being distinguished. He tries to solicit for SC cases from the atty who argued the case at the lower level. There is an unwritten rule that this is not to be done. This man is unprofessional.

He also appears to have no values or no direction. He'll take any SC case he can get, regardless if it's representing individuals, industry, etc.

The most common way of pronouncing certiorari is "ser-shah-rair-eye". Follow this link for an explanation. http://sobek.colorado.edu/~mciverj/WP_Certiorari_120301.html