Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Judge David V. Wilson of Lufkin (217th District Court), this excerpt from a temporary hearing to establish paternity. Judge Wilson sets the scene: "The attorney fro the wife, without objection from the husband's attorney, brought out some evidence about the husband physically abusing her (which was totally irrelevant to the subject matter of the hearing). In rebuttal, the husband's attorney called him back to the witness stand" and asked:

Q. Mr. Jones, you heard the testimony from your wife in this matter, Ms. Smith, about physical abuse by you. Has there been physical abuse by you toward her?

A. Oh, sure; normal stuff. Anybody that's ever been married knows what that is.

Q. Tell the court about it.

A. Just her tempers and mine -

Judge Wilson: [muffled laughter] I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I need to take a recess. Let's take about a five-minute recess.

Full post as published by Say What! on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).