Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

Robert F. Barnes of Hidalgo (former district judge of the 93rd and 275th district courts), was visited by a group of third-grade students from Mission on a "field trip" when he was sitting in Mission as a visiting judge. Each kid was invited to sit in the judge's chair on the bench, and one noticed there was no gavel - because, among the 42 "thank you" letters from the class, was this marvelous one:

Dear Judge Barnes,

I like your courtroom and your chair. Is a judge easy? I want to be a judge. How big is your hammer?

Full post as published by Say What! on October 23, 2008 (boomark / email).