Procedures verified July 16, 2026
Magistrate Judge Brian McKay -- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
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Key Traps — Where Counsel Gets Caught
- 1. Judge McKay strongly encourages litigants to be mindful of opportunities for junior lawyers to conduct hearings or oral argument, particularly where the junior lawyer drafted or contributed heavily to the motion at issue. When a party requesting oral argument requests a hearing and represents that the hearing will be primarily handled by a junior lawyer, Judge McKay will weigh that in favor of holding a hearing, although that does not guarantee that a hearing will be held.
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