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WHAT'S THE "TELL"?

Recently, I asked a colleague what he wished he could learn from the judge who was listening to his argument at bar. He said that his major focus was on the "tell" of the judge. It was an expression, I admit, that was unfamiliar to me, so, naturally, I pressed for further explanation. The "tell," he responded, is a sign of the inner thoughts of the judge as he or she listened to the argument. Of course, I wanted to know how those signs were manifested. According to my colleague, you can see it in the gaze of the judge, the expression on his or her face, the body language, or other conduct that would give a sense of the judge’s thoughts. In other words, if you see a squint or frown, you c