Once again summer is upon us, and once again, male lawyers, against all common sense, wearing overcoats and ties to court on 90 plus degree days with 10000 % humidity.
Stop the insanity.
The other day we saw a lawyer on zoom from a dog park, t-shirt, shorts, and sunglasses, argue a motion.
Surely a gentleman in shirt sleeves, shined shoes, and slacks appearing in court to hear the state say "victim wants max" will not cause the judiciary to come crashing to a halt.
This will not happen:
"You got a summons to jury duty next week."
"Did you see on the news that lawyer in court without a tie? Obviously they don't care about court anymore, so I am not going."
Nor will this happen:
"And in other news today, the criminal court house closed for the rest of the summer. Chief Judge Schmidlap said 'ever since we allowed lawyers to not wear ties to court for simple matters everyone stopped showing up. It's puzzling. Must be the no ties order. I'll have to rescind it."
Or this
"The Dow dropped another thousand points today as Russia stepped up its attacks in Ukraine and threatened to invade Moldovia. 'If Lawyers in the United States don't have to wear ties to court in the summer, then Russia doesn't have to leave the Ukraine' said Russian president Vladimir Putin."
Stop the madness.
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Shirt sleeves?
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Male or those that identify as XY Attorneys are discriminated in the court dress code. Those Attorneys who are or identify as XX DNA are not required to wear coats nor ties. They come or Zoom to court in shirt sleeves and slacks or dresses with no coat . Rump, it is time to start the Male Attorney Anti- Dress- Code Discrimination League.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh you. I’d like to pinch you.
ReplyDeleteCan I wear my Navy uniform to court like Judge Blumstein does in his campaign signs?
ReplyDeleteWe're lawyers. Trial lawyers. Professionals. So wear a suit. It's bad enough I had to wear a mask during my last jury trial. If you want to wear a T-shirt, I hear the skateboard shop is hiring.
ReplyDeleteIt’s so great that REGJB legend Mr Troyer reads the blog.
ReplyDeleteThat being said - as lawyers we should have some common sense. Dressing for winter in the middle of a south Florida summer is just madness. Of course Mr Troyer is now up north prosecuting for the feds. I’ll refrain from any more common sense cracks out of respect for his regjb legendary status.
Love the Celtics fan. More comments please. He’s funny as hell.
ReplyDeleteUnless it’s a trial, anything should be possible ; no ties , sandals with white socks , tank tops, kilts , stuffing a sock down the pants, singlets, etc
ReplyDeleteWear seersucker. Andy Griffith style. Respect the Profession.
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DeleteSuits are not what they used to be. Suits have become the uniform of the help. And I guess as lawyers we are the help - just the expensive help.
ReplyDelete324 is right. Still, lawyers should wear suits and ties to court. It's not that hot in Miami.
ReplyDeleteIt’s 95 degrees and 100% humidity. Why do I need to wear a jacket and tie for a case to be reset?
ReplyDeleteOne word: linen.
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ReplyDeleteJust go to Austin Burke off 95 about 25th street. Buy some linen or cotton summer suits
Without the jacket and the tie lawyers would like detectives. Look like a lawyer and dress up for court. Miami isn't Manaus..it's warm here but it's fine to wear the jacket and tie while indoors in air conditioning and then for a 2-5 minute walk to the car after. Don't be so soft.
ReplyDeleteYou put on your best, pressed suit, just got it back from the dry cleaners, and your starched, ironed dress shirt.
ReplyDeleteAnd in the one moment of Florida summer heat it takes you to get from your front door to the car, or from the parking lot to the courtroom, your suit and shirt will be soaked in sweat. When you enter the courthouse, dripping with sweat, you have to stop at the restroom and get paper towels in a desperate attempt to dry your face and neck, but it won't do anything about the sweat stains all over your collar for the judge and jury to see. You can't even cool off slightly by taking off your jacket indoors, because the jacket is the only thing hiding the sweat stains under your arms.
Ummm I buy my suits at Davies and Sons on Seville Row, London. Twice a year I spend an afternoon in store replenishing my wardrobe. Been doing it since around 1980. I haven’t been there since December 2019 and it is way past time for Rumpole to return.
ReplyDeleteRump the Rangers didn’t have a homecoming in Harlem late last night. But they did kick the ass of Tampa Bay last night at the Garden in Manhattan to go up 2-0. Stanley Cup here we come.
ReplyDeletedoj recommended 51 months in prison for the mentally ill 1/6 shaman who took selfies in the capitol. For the 2 *lawyers* who firebombed a police car in the g. floyd riots? 18- to 24-months. wonder what is the difference in these cases such that one is twice as bad as the other...hmmmmmm...what could it be??
ReplyDeleteIronically is the wrong forum to make such comparisons due to the sheer hatred of 1 man - Donald. Stop making sense.
DeleteIf you are sweating that much, that fast, merely by walking from the car to the courthouse (presumably with your jacket over your shoulder), you need to see your doctor. Might be you should lose some weight. Maybe something's up with the thyroid? Or don't you have summer suits?
ReplyDeleteBut come on. People are paying us $800 an hour. They can expect their lawyer not to look like he's off to the yacht club.
Still no post on the Miami lawyers paying FBI agents for classified information on drug traffickers about to be indicted? Seems like the perfect Miami legal story……
ReplyDeleteJudge Gross would issue an order every May permitting guayaberas rather than suits. Other than for trials, the tie should be optional.
ReplyDelete942 if you want to send me the indictment listing lawyers who paid for classified information I will look at it and post it if appropriate. I am not aware of any such case.
ReplyDeleteRump, it's Savile, not Seville.
ReplyDelete@ 6:45
ReplyDelete"Might be you should lose some weight."
I'm sure the problem is worse for the many fat attorneys out there.
But I weigh 140.
"Or don't you have summer suits?"
Sweat happens just as much even if wearing t-shirt, jeans, or gym shorts. Anything one wears outdoors in Florida summer heat will be soaked in sweat.
"People are paying us $800 an hour."
ReplyDeleteIf lawyers are paid so much to look somehow impressive and respectable, why keep wearing business suits that leave them looking indistinguishable from car salesmen or stock brokers?
If attorneys are supposed to be illustrious officers of the court representing the majesty of law standing above the rabble, then they can switch to wearing robes and horsehair wigs like barristers in Britain.
Rump, see the below article that lays out the case against the 2 defense attorneys:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article261630227.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1dkqqOrcpYLXbj3e-PWhshqHkOBYTa0nevBTK2pPX1ke66qxoCIXRgA0I
Seems like some of the defense bar are cutting major corners and are probably looking at very serious consequences. Your thoughts?
Doctors/vets/dentists pulled the greatest prank convincing the world that wearing pajamas to work was professional. I say lawyers try to get the ball rolling on wearing black scrubs at the office and at court (outside of trials). Judges in their flowing black robes and lawyers in their black scrubs would be beautiful. Only downside is black is not great for the heat, but miles ahead of suits/ties.
ReplyDelete1:18 pm, the scrubs should be purple since that's the law's official color.
ReplyDelete10:33 a.m., cut the b.s. You claim to shop there twice a year and you don't even know the name of the street?
ReplyDeleteHey idiot. It was a typo.
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