I attended an appellate practice continuing education seminar this past fall in which the Honorable Joel F. Dubina, Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals was a guest speaker. Judge Dubina gave a very enlightening talk about the internal procedure the Court uses to screen appeals for whether there should be oral argument on the matter and how the Court makes its rulings on “non-argument” and “oral argument” cases.  His presentation and prepared materials provided great insight into the procedure used by the Court to decide appeals. Unfortunately, while I am certain the judges of the Eleventh Circuit are intelligent, hardworking, and earnest jurists, I came away from the seminar wondering whether our federal judicial system can meet…