Monday, June 29, 2009

Odd Couple - "My Strife in Court"

Perhaps the greatest courtroom scene in the history of television.

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  1. Courtroom life never changes

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  2. We love Judge Joe Fernandez!

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  3. We 'assumed" you did.

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  4. How about that Law and Order episode where Chief Assistant ADA Jack McCoy has a noticeable boner when he's cross-examining the under-aged call girl in the Season 6?

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  6. Very funny Rump, but I have to agree with the AFI that voted My Cousin Vinny as number three all time in legal movies (and number one in comedy).

    The scene with Judge Herman (Fred Gwynne) Munster, Joe Pesci, and Marisa Tomei with her testifying is one of the best. I could watch that scene (and probably have done so) at least 20 times.

    Cap Out ...

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  7. I heard on the television machine yesterday about a case in China, where a defendant was convicted of a Madoff-like scheme, only on a much smaller scale.
    He was sentenced to death ... except the sentence was suspended for one year, and the defendant was released and given the opportunity to raise the full five million dollars owed in restitution to the victims.

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  8. Captain,

    You have been a lovely (kiss on the hand), lovely (kiss on the hand) blogger.

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  9. How about Al Pacino's opening statement in "And Justice for All," shot in one take with no script? Pacino deserved an Oscar for this scene alone. Also liked Jimmy Stewart's performance in "Anatomy of a Murder"--you don't see too many lawyers like him in South Florida.

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  10. THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:

    Interviews for US Attorney & US District Court Judge will take place in July and the interview list is now public, according to the DBR:

    The following applicants remain in the mix for U.S. Attorney:

    David Buckner, a litigator with Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in Miami

    Wilfredo Ferrer, a Miami-Dade assistant county attorney

    Richard D. Gregorie, a long-time federal prosecutor

    Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Maxine Holmes

    Curtis B. Miner, an attorney with Colson Hicks Eidson

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Mulvihill

    Lilly Ann Sanchez, a Fowler White Burnett criminal defense attorney

    Mark Schnapp, an attorney with Greenberg Traurig

    William Richard Scruggs, a Miami-Dade prosecutor

    Interim U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sloman

    James H. Swain, former Miami forfeiture division chief

    Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Daryl E. Trawick

    Only four applicants were cut:

    Palm Beach County Court Judge Reginald Corlew

    Brian Miller, an Akerman Senterfitt securities class-action attorney

    Sandra Wiseman, a litigator from Venice, Fla.

    Marvelle McIntyre-Hall, a former federal prosecutor

    The following 15 will be interviewed by the JNC for U.S. district judge:

    Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jerald Bagley

    3rd District Court of Appeal Judge Gerald Cope Jr.

    Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mary Barzee Flores

    Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Darrin Gayles

    Holland & Knight commercial litigator Judith Korchin

    Broward County Court Judge Robert Lee

    Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Peter Lopez

    Squire Sanders & Dempsey litigator Patricia Lowry

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Ana Maria Martinez

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Heck Miller

    U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Rosenbaum

    Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Robert Scola Jr.

    U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Seltzer

    U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick White

    Federal Public Defender Kathleen Williams

    Six applicants were cut:

    Randee Golder
    Robert Levinson
    Judge Maria Ortiz
    Emmanuel Perez
    Tina Talarchyk

    and, Sadly, blog favorite Judge Peter Adrien did NOT make the final cut for District Court Judge.

    CAPTAIN OUT ......

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  11. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF DISCARDED DISTRICT COURT CANDIDATE, MILLI VANILLI:

    "I hereby blame it on the rain."

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  12. I am shocked that Judge Adrien did not make the cut. I demand a federal investigation!

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  13. Great scene Rump but nothing beats Curly being duly sworn, in the Three Stogges Classic " Disorder in the Court"

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  14. THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:

    BREAKING NEWS .....

    It's finally official. The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled and

    AL FRANKEN is officially the Senator from that state.

    Cap Out ....

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  15. Captain
    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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  16. Is anybody highering? Who needs an asistent for his or her awfiss?

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  17. Ahh, but you under estimate Peter Adrien. He will put in his campaign literature that he was an applicant for three Federal judgeships in two different districts.

    What a sleaze. Maybe he can borrow some of that $2 Billion being collected from Che Guevara for his campaign.

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