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The article offers information on the impact of the Covid- 19 pandemic on the federal district courts of the U.S. Topics discussed include planning of courts for extreme emergencies such as pandemics; number of applications from federal prisoners seeking their release; challenges faced by judges due to the pandemic; and also mentions maintaining social distancing while the personal interaction between judge and lawyer at oral argument in court.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a federal district court judge in the U.S. and encountering lawyers who lack the passion for the privilege of representing a client.

The author focuses on Fred Biery, Chief U.S. District Judge at the Western District of Texas. He discusses the judicial profile of Biery, and mentions that Biery has earned lot of medals on basketball court. He further discusses that Biery has prosecuted in many cases and also has oversight responsibilities for more than 1,000 court-related staff. Biery advices lawyers to be punctual, proofread their submissions, and tailor their questions to the education and background of the witness.

The article offers information on the Digital Video Pilot program of the federal judiciary of the U.S. in which cameras has been installed at the 14 district courts. It mentions that program was started from July 18, 2011 and aim of the program was to check whether the presence of camera affects the judges, lawyers and the other members of the courtroom. It mentions that each court has three to four cameras which are operated by information technology (IT) personnel of the court.