Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From District Judge Manuel Banales of the 105th Judicial District (Nueces, Kleberg & Kenedy Counties), this Somewhat Great Moment in which "History - of sorts - was made in [his] courtroom [in] Kleberg County on March 11, 1997."

Q. And that's your only conversation with Mr. Montoya or Ms. Manqueros?

The Bailiff: Judge?

Mr. Kearney: Your Honor?

Unidentified Juror: There's a huge roach and it's distracting.

The Court: Oh, Really.

Unidentified Juror: It's about to jump on him.

Agent Gilson: Oh, I see it.

Unidentified Juror: I don't know where it went now.

Agent Gilson: It's back here.

The Court Reporter: It's right there.

The Court: Do you want to smack it, Rick [the Bailiff]?

Unidentified Juror: I'm sorry, but all I could do was see that thing crawling around.

[Missing from the record at this point is "a pretty loud stomp," according to Judge Banales.]

The Court: Is it history?

Agent Gilson: It's history.

Unidentified Juror: Thank you.

The Court: All right. The question again.

Full post as published by Say What! on August 27, 2009 (boomark / email).