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in #logy8 hours ago (edited)

Silence-speaking like +Clarence_Thomas_(U.S. Supreme Court) and +Larry_Page_(University doctorate/degree).

SCJ Clarence Thomas:

Oral arguments

During a 10-year period from February 2006 to February 2016, Thomas read his opinions from the bench but asked no questions during oral arguments.[323][324] By May 2020, he had asked questions in two oral arguments since 2006 and had spoken during 32 of the roughly 2,400 arguments since 1991.[325][326] Thomas has given many reasons for his silence, including self-consciousness about how he speaks, a preference for listening to those arguing the case, and difficulty getting in a word.[327]

In 2013, Thomas said it was "unnecessary in deciding cases to ask that many questions ... we should listen to lawyers who are arguing their cases, and I think we should allow the advocates to advocate."[327] His speaking and listening habits may have been influenced by his Gullah upbringing, during which his English was relatively unpolished.[17][63][328] In a 2017 paper in Northwestern University Law Review, RonNell Andersen Jones and Aaron L. Nielson wrote that while asking few questions, "in many ways, [Thomas] is a model questioner."[329][330]

Thomas took a more active role in questioning when the Supreme Court shifted to holding teleconferenced arguments in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which the justices took turns asking questions in order of seniority.[331][332][333][326] Since the court resumed in-person oral arguments at the beginning of the 2021 term, the justices agreed to allow Thomas to ask the first question of each lawyer following their opening statements.[334]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Thomas

+G__Larry_Page:

<<insert NYT NYTimes article about medical waiver for OG Googler Larry Page, after I pay for a subscription again, first I need to wait patiently for a discount sorry I need to be patient.>>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page

And FTR: https://steemit.com/realityl/@scribe/t855nx#@scribe/t855nx version shows "language change" again just in case, sorry, I apologize, while I value redundancy please note I am not trying to repeat myself again, for the record, err "FTR" meaning For the Record in cryptic-sounding "Netspeak".