A wise woman once wrote, “Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.” Mary Schmich, “Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young,” Chicago Tribune (June 1, 1997). I can recall many times reading an appellate decision where the panel complimented the intellect of the trial judge below. I always thought that was a nice thing to do. And I always thought the trial judge must have loved that. For example, we’ve read panels …