Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

Judge William L. Baskette, Jr. of Kerr County sends this "unplanned discussion" which took place in a hearing before him:

The Court: And what is the basis of your motion? Do you have any case law or anything you'd like to cite to the Court at this time?

Attorney: In our last hearing in this case, I was left here with the thought that the Court had said based on some 25 cases of Mr. Stehling's that the Court was issuing an edict or ruling, or a ruling that he contemplated or whatever, saying that if the state ?

The Court: The court doesn't issue edicts; only the Pope does.

Full post as published by Say What! on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).