How Not to Act in Court? Say Judge is Few Fries Short of Happy Meal!
By Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney on Oct 19, 2007 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Decisions of Interest, General Bankruptcy Information
If you are representing yourself and find yourself facing a court hearing, it is important to remember to show respect for the Court, even if angry, frustrated or annoyed with how the hearing is going. Go to Court dressed respectfully (clean clothes, not necessarily a suit) with a good attitude. Don’t be like the attorney mentioned in this website. Apparently, the attorney felt that he was a “big-city attorney” who knew more than the judge. When the judge was questionning the attorney about financial dealings of the attorney’s client. When the attorney stated that the “judge was a few fries short of a Happy Meal” in her reasoning, the judge didn’t much care for that remark and found the attorney in contempt of court, fined, and because it was public, now infamous for the “Happy Meal” remark (which by the way cost the attorney’s firm lots and lots of money).
Remember, respectful, not sarcastic, goes a long way.
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