Use the in-chambers parenthetical form
Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A Justice's in-chambers opinion is marked by a parenthetical naming the surname, then the abbreviated title, then the role.1
- 1R. 10.6.2 In-Chambers Opinions. Tables: R. 9(a) Justices and judges; T11 Judges and Officials.
- 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
More in Cases
- Add a comma after the case name
- Add the pincite to the quoted case
- Move the explanatory parenthetical last
- Use a history phrase, not a parenthetical
- Use an explanatory phrase for an acquiescence
- Use the in-chambers parenthetical form
- Use the judge's surname first
- Use the surname and abbreviated title
- Use the U.S. Reports