Ace versus the Judge

You were correct.
He should not appear to be speaking unilaterally even if it about some totally extraneous matter.
He should have announced a desire to speak to the Opposing Counsel when you were present and announced in open court that it was on a different subject, thus giving you an opportunity to be aware of and heard on the issue.

Its like losing a golfing bet and putting the cash in a little white envelope and handing it to the judge in the courthouse... its the appearance of impropriety that is over riding.

Quote: Fleastiff

You were correct.
He should not appear to be speaking unilaterally even if it about some totally extraneous matter.
He should have announced a desire to speak to the Opposing Counsel when you were present and announced in open court that it was on a different subject, thus giving you an opportunity to be aware of and heard on the issue.

Its like losing a golfing bet and putting the cash in a little white envelope and handing it to the judge in the courthouse... its the appearance of impropriety that is over riding.

Exactly - and this has happened a couple of times - with the attorney even making certain comments "off the record" about being friends with the Judge

I guarantee he will refuse to recuse and I will have to spend time on an appeal

Quote: aceofspades

Exactly - and this has happened a couple of times - with the attorney even making certain comments "off the record" about being friends with the Judge

Unless it's a one-horse town where everyone knows everyone else, I don't think a lawyer should argue before a judge he's friends with.

Quote: Nareed

Unless it's a one-horse town where everyone knows everyone else, I don't think a lawyer should argue before a judge he's friends with.

There is nothing wrong with appearing before a judge who is a friend any more than there is something wrong with arguing FOR a certain statutory interpretation in the morning and AGAINST the exact same statutory interpretation in the afternoon.

Quote: aceofspades

Why foolish?

The judge might see it. [at D.T.? nah!, on second thought]

Quote: aceofspades

What is [g]?

Quote: odiousgambit

The judge might see it. [at D.T.? nah!, on second thought]

What is [g]?

I actually had trouble finding something on the internet, apparently this is hardly used at all anymore. I used to see it as <g> for grin all the time, but I found those brackets tedious and just use the other. Now it might be *g* ... but all of it apparently shows your age now. I shall cease and desist.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%3Cg%3E

Ahhh, as I am redoing my website, whenever I see something bracketed - I think it is code

As for the Judge seeing it - aren't we anonymous on this board?

I find myself coming here more on a daily basis than WoV

It all depends if you are a moral relativist or not ;)

Just kidding, Ace I think you've got a case. Courtrooms are for serious business and should be solemn and formal. Whatever they might have been talking about it could have waited for a more opportune time.

Quote: FrGamble

It all depends if you are a moral relativist or not ;)

Just kidding, Ace I think you've got a case. Courtrooms are for serious business and should be solemn and formal. Whatever they might have been talking about it could have waited for a more opportune time.

Especially since there is still a sign behind the Judge's bench that says "In God We Trust" (although I have made it into an anagram which sounds like a soap opera character's name "Ingo D. Wetrust" - a hardened silver miner from parts unknown who just rolled into town and is eyeing the local mob bosses gal)

I like Ingod Weetrust better. I'm going to
make it a user name on a forum one day.

Quote: FrGamble

It all depends if you are a moral relativist or not ;)

Just kidding, Ace I think you've got a case. Courtrooms are for serious business and should be solemn and formal. Whatever they might have been talking about it could have waited for a more opportune time.

They claimed to have been talking about a legal seminar they were going to attend. If that was the case, then why not include me - I like to learn new things too!