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Slick Sharkey, Esq.

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Appellate lawyer, bullshit artist. #AppellateTwitter #AppellateBluesky #ca11 #LegalWriting #TalmudLearner #DafYomi #WryOberver #RyeDrinker

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Just had an opposing counsel say he had to check with his client about agreeing to an extension request.

Seems there’s a lot of swinging dicks in appellate world today.

13.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re not booing. They’re saying, β€œMoooooose.”

13.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re not booing. They’re saying, β€œMoooooose.”

13.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HIKE!

13.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not reading this! Nope! I want to sleep nights.

11.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was school friends with Ted Cruz, Justice Jackson, and Alex Acosta, but no two of them at the same school.

(And you could add Marco Rubio, except we weren’t friends.)

05.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re set for an argument,
But prefer some relief.
Take it off the calendar,
And decide in our briefs.

#AppellateValentines

14.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Roses are red,
This Book is Blue,
I’ve cited my love,
See supra n.2.

#AppellateValentines

14.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Concurring, specially.

#AppellateValentine

14.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck you, Westlaw. A 2010 case is not too old to rely on!

All cases after 2000 are current law!!!

13.02.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know what’s good for stress and feeling overwhelmed?

Alcohol.

People should know about this! Maybe they can advertise.

12.02.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I *KNEW* it!

11.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just me, or does β€œKenneth Walker III” sound like a member of the Bush family?

09.02.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be just like the goddamned Patriots to win this.

Man, I hate them.

09.02.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Super Bowl Bingo Legal Argument:

β€œβ€˜QB SCRAMBLES FOR 1st DOWN’ doesn’t say he *made* the 1st Down. Only that he scrambled *for* one.”

09.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just had to use the word β€œmilieu” in an email. I couldn’t think of another word.

I’m so fucking sophisticated.

06.02.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cuban coffees for everyone, tomorrow!

20.01.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A deli from my childhood was on its last ownership, before going out of business. On our last visit, I ordered an egg cream. The waiter came back in a few minutes and said they were out of eggs. Thank god, because lord knows what he would have served me otherwise.

19.01.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t forget keeping track of which Star Trek movies are good.

15.01.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a pro se appellant once who included a naked picture of her elderly mother in her motion for an extension of time, to support her argument that she was too busy caring for the infirm elderly mother.

14.01.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.01.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After 25 years, I’m making a move. But as I was putting an Edie Brickell cassette tape in my packing box, I began to wonder if I’m doing this wrong. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ What I am is what I am.

09.01.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grenon federal convictions for selling this miracle bleach cure upheld last week:

media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...

30.12.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is why Jewish people traditionally add an extra day to holidays in the diaspora.

Happy extended holidays, Raffi!

22.12.2025 01:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Calibri β€œIshmael.”

19.12.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using, without explanation.

16.12.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so sorry to hear this, Raffi. Wishing peace and comfort to your family. From your stories, I know his memory is indeed a blessing to you all.

07.12.2025 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huh? That’s an idea! Maybe I *should* write a daf yomi memoir. Thanks!

03.12.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œRaffi Sings Edith Piaf”

A perfect holiday gift from #AppellateSky Records

03.12.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Advice commonly heard from both legal writers and ER doctors:

02.12.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0