Defense Lawyer Objects to Testimony of Genie Expert
He argued that if the genie’s testimony was coming in, the court should at least hear it first-hand.
Lowering the Bench
Jokes in the Profession
From the first chapter of Bleak House, by Charles Dickens, who would be 200 years old today if he hadn't died in 1870: Jarndyce and Jarndyce drones on. This scarecrow of a suit has, in course of time, become so…
Case Dismissed, Says Judge Who Didn’t Want to Catch the Flu
I've previously written about odd reasons for seeking or granting continuances, including several based on somebody's favorite team being in the playoffs, one based on the fact that deer season was about to start and so it would be hard…
Filing Instructions Too Hard, Says Supreme Court Justice
If only there were people whose job it would be to say what the law means.
Scalia: Equal Protection for Ladies? Nobody Voted for That
Here are a couple of quotes you may find interesting: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life,…
Eleven Years Too Long to Have Case “Under Advisement,” Says Panel
The ABA Journal reports that the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary has reprimanded a county judge who, it said, violated the rule requiring judges "to dispose of all matters promptly." That is a flexible rule, as it has to be given the…
McDonald’s Ordered to Pay Fat Manager
Via the Law360 service I learned that a judge in Brazil has ordered McDonald's to pay a former manager $17,500 based on his allegations that he gained 65 pounds during his years with the company, due to such dastardly corporate practices as offering employees…
Judge Hands Out Condoms Hidden in Acorns
Today’s inexplicable-misconduct story involves a Pennsylvania judge who has been charged with disorderly conduct for hiding condoms inside acorns and handing them out to unsuspecting women on the grounds of the state capitol. Confronted by capitol police, the judge admitted to…
Judge Who Lost Pants Forced to Rely on Briefs
That headline’s copyrighted, my friends.
Judge Defends Decision to Issue Warrant for Overdue DVD
Ex-judge, that is. After his firing, which you may recall was prompted by the jailing of a 19-year-old for failing to return a DVD to the library, former municipal judge James Kimmel stood by his decision to issue a bench…