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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Most lawyers I know would be held in contempt. I mean, it is, quite literally, contempt for the court. I would probably be disbarred if I tried something like that.
But you? I think a wily, smooth-talking, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants alley cat like you might just be able to pull this off.
Good luck and Godspeed.
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I have to find the meaning of "contempt" in the legal setting. I jokingly told a judge last year in open motion court that I didn't think any of his rulings were valid, but he was a real pleasure to be in front of (he was a pretty funny guy). He busted my balls right back by saying he thought every one of my positions was specious.
Would it be contempt for me to openly say in private conversations that a judge is an idiot or utterly unqualified? I say things like that to opposing counsel all the time. Why should I not be allowed to exercise my 1st Amendment right to critique things as I see them. An awful lot of state court judges are fools and charlatans. I think its terrible for society to hide that fact. People should know the low caliber of a healthy percentage of the people on the bench - they'd litigate a hell of a lot less if they did.
