We’re all guilty of forgetting things from time to time. But when you are a judge, YOU CAN’T FORGET TO RELEASE PRISONERS! That’s just what Spanish judge Adelina Entrena did. As reported in Think Spain: One of [the three men], a man cleared of a robbery charge, went on to…
There’s just no earthly explanation for the actions of New York Judge Robert Restaino on March 11, 2005. Judge Restaino was dealing with a group of domestic violence defendants who were there to report to the court, as they are required to do each week. Things were going okay ……
You are Sheikh Khalid Ben Abdfullah Rashid Alfawaz, you’re rich, and you’re getting a divorce in an English court. During a Hearing, here are some of the judge’s comments: That the sheikh could choose “to depart on his flying carpet” to escape paying costs. That the sheikh should be available…
If you’re a judge, and the case is a really close call, what do you do? If you’re Judge James Michael Shull of Virginia, you flip a coin! Really. As reported in The Washington Post: According to the court, Shull admitted tossing a coin to determine which parent would have…
Here’s what William P. Smith, Esq. said to the Judge in a Florida Bankruptcy proceeding: Mr. Smith: I suggest to you with respect, Your Honor, that you’re a few French fries short of a Happy Meal in terms of what’s likely to take place. Billy, Billy, Billy. You didn’t just…
Judges have to put up with a lot of crap, day in and day out, and deal with it, on the record. I’m not sure how long I would last. Judge Mark Chow of King County, Washington made it from 1991 until just recently. As reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:…
One of Kansas Judge Rebecca Pilshaw’s bad days came as she was trying to empanel a jury in a murder case. Loyal readers know the Juice hates jury weasels. But nobody hates folks who try to avoid jury duty more than judges. There was a little of that going on.…
That’s the allegation against Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jim Gunter, and the evidence is pretty damn damning. As reported in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Gunter’s sister, Janet Gibson, 62, of Dade City, Fla., told a Hempstead County sheriff’s deputy that her brother had back-handed her and pushed her down during…
New Hampshire Federal Judge James R. Muirhead was not amused (okay, he was really amused) when prisoner Charles Wolff included a hard-boiled egg with his request for a better diet. Here is what the Judge had to say, in an Order issued about the filing of the egg: No fan…
So what did it say? I don’t know! This dude appeared before McCracken (Kentucky) District Judge Chris Hollowell wearing an “inappropriate” t-shirt. (James Hinman was in court on a contempt charge for failing to pay a traffic fine.) Said hardcore criminal Hinman: “The shirt isn’t really obscene, but it does…