Trial judge will only do his job if the parties agree not to let appellate judges do theirs.

In his latest column on Law.com, Howard Bashman discusses a case he is involved with where the trial judge only agreed to decide the merits of the case if the parties would agree not to appeal his ruling.

I hope this doesn't catch on or I will find myself working as a greeter at Wal-Mart.

Via How Appealing.