You talkin to me? You talkin to me?
The missive went out at the speed of light earlier Wednesday to the denizens of the REGJB. "Judges are talking."
OH MY GOD! Judges....In Miami...Talking...to each other???
Dateline Miami:
The nation paused and held its collective breath Wednesday morning when it was revealed that Judges in Miami-Dade County were talking to each other. Legal experts weighed in on all the cable stations "Unprecedented" (Fox); "Troubling. Uncharted waters" (CNN); "Trump's still an idiot" (MSNBC, but that's pretty much all they say anyway"). The situation is unresolved, as it is being reported that some of the judges are STILL speaking with each other. The White House said it was monitoring the situation closely.
What, you are asking, are our judges talking about?
The slovenly appearance of defense attorneys on Zoom. Apparently tank-tops and flip flops are not out of the question, but mostly its the absence of the ascot, the cravat, the lowly tie.
In a previous post we recommended preparing for zoom like any other court hearing. Be early. Shoes shinned. Suit and tie. Ready to go. It is just the right thing to do. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail, we like to say.
But judges are talking. And given their primitive communication skills ("NO. No. Sit down. I said no. Overruled. Denied". Etc.) this is never a good thing. So put on the f"ing tie, will ya? We have no desire to be dragged down to the REGJB to wait in a Delta-infected line of lawyers just to say..."Ready".
You talkin to me?
7 comments:
Judge's let this get out of hand when they didn't call out attorneys, prosecutors, and cops for dressing "slovenly" or appearing in a car or while walking the dog, etc. I've only seen one judge call out someone driving in a car, and one other for the attorney's not turning on their video. Otherwise they say nothing, and here we are.
The south beach dandy recommends as the weather turns colder a sharp colored ascot nicely offset with an earth toned sweater under a blue blazer and chinos. Some argyle socks and a nice loafer finish the gentleman ‘s court ensemble. Remember clothes make the man and the man makes the lawyer.
If a judge gets all bent out of shape by the video appearance on a calendar call then that judge needs to take a chill pill. Additionally, they have it pretty easy during this pandemic, as compared to the private sector, so they may want to consider having a little more empathy
The only attorney I’m taking dress appropriate advice from is Kenny W.
Fred Seraphin shows up in jeans and sneakers and then bitches to lawyers who don't have a tie AND a jacket while sitting in their kitchen. Grow up Fred!
I undersand the tank tops part of your comment, but if a judge can see that someone is wearing flip-flops while on Zoom I think there are many other things we also need to be concerned with.
Seraphin is up for election in 2022.
Just sayin'
Do it Broward style and run three people against him.
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