Judges are polite to a fault.
Judges will listen with infinite patience, but, with all due respect, judges today do put up with some conduct by counsel that in my respectful opinion they ought not to. I think the judges have a responsibility to take a firm hand. You address the court. And you address me, and you don't point your finger at me either. Top But judges attending the one-day conference said they were reluctant to enter the fray, even if they agreed that lawyers' courtroom conduct has diminished.