Lawyer for 'Judge Alex' Faces Tough Time in Supreme Court
The lawyer for a TV judge “seemed stunned and weary” after a tough U.S. Supreme Court argument yesterday, his seventh appearance before the court, Legal Times reports.
Eric Brunstad Jr. has developed an impressive Supreme Court practice from his offices at Bingham McCutchen in Hartford, Conn., but the justices “hammered away hard at his position” yesterday, the legal newspaper reports.
Brunstad represents “Judge Alex,” who is seeking to have his contract dispute with a former manager heard by a state labor commissioner. The former manager says the dispute should go to arbitration as called for in their contract.
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anthony M. Kennedy questioned the accuracy of some statements Brunstad had made in his brief, including a statement that it was “undisputed” that the manager acted as an unlicensed talent agent, the Associated Press reports. “If you have repeated statements in your brief that require qualifications … shouldn’t we view with some skepticism what you tell us?” Kennedy asked.
Judge Alex, who is Alex Ferrer, acknowledged the justices turned up the heat, according to the AP report. ”Sometimes you get a cold bench, sometimes you get a hot bench,” he said after the arguments.
