It’s all in how one approaches a judge, whether they will listen or not and MOST lawyers have not perfected the art of writing briefs that will intrigue a judge to read the entire brief rather than toss it aside. And a lawyer who says that basically all judges are lazy, IMHO, is a lazy lawyer who failed to get to know the judge so to write a brief that the judge would entertain as legitimate.
Now I am not a hardcore Scalia fan, his views on stare decisis makes me want to vomit, however, he is a good write and he does give good advice. Maybe, as a lawyer, you should invest some time in the advice he has to give before casting such a blanket scathing opinion of those who serve on the bench. Maybe the problem isn’t always with the judges, but how the lawyers approach the judge in their bloviating and quite often, incoherent briefs. “Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges” as well as “Reading the Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts”
How long have you been practicing law and how many appeals court briefs have you written?