Mind Your Manners

This would be Wednesday's post...

It was somewhat of a track meet for me today. My office is a mere one block from the courthouse where I primarily practice law, but sometimes there are other places to be. This was one such day.

I had to be in three buildings at once, and two different rooms in two of the buildings and three different rooms in one of the buildings. All in all, I needed to be in seven different courtrooms at the exact same time. I never saw the Michael Keaton flop, "Multiplicity," but I am quite certain that it was days like this that made him feel like he could use a few clones. I could have used some for sure.

The worst part of the whole thing would be that I felt like I accomplished very little. I did get to watch a defendant ask to have the court appoint him a lawyer for his breaking and entering case.

"Where do you live?"
"Rustic Creek."
"Do you know why I asked you that?"
"No, ma'am."
"Because the house that you ALLEGEDLY broke into? It is across the street from me."

Not a lucky day for that sixteen year old young man. Judge Broome conducts herself on the bench like she is auditioning for some sort of court-related program. She is full of exaggerated sighs, changes of tone, and personal remarks. If nothing else, she is entertaining to watch.