What do Judges Talk About at Lunch? Lawyers, No Doubt.

“Most judges go to lunch with other judges ... rarely do they discuss the substance of their cases ... but what they will talk about is the lawyers,” — U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, of the Southern District of New York in the Big Law Business podcast.

Rakoff explained, “They will say, ‘boy, today I had Mr. Jones in front of me and he was terrific’ ... or they will say, ‘well, today I had Mr. Smith in front of me and what a bum.’ And that can really hurt the lawyer in a case before other judges who are listening ...