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I'm beginning to think that you and I and the Slates and dpslaw should begin our own stupid defendant/courtroom scene thread.CathyCA wrote:Another vignette for "THE BOOK:"
My client this afternoon showed me a cell phone picture of her little girl in her Halloween costume. "Look! She's Snow White!"
And there was her little girl, just as brown as she could be, in a Disney Snow White costume. She was precious.
I'm trying not to overthink this thing, but I did think about it a lot this afternoon.
lawgrad91 wrote:My next selection for THE BOOK:
The bearded lady in the Juvenile Court hallway asked, "Hey, aren't you a Commonwealth?" as I walked by. Even though I am not as big as a Commonwealth, I stopped to talk to her.
She was in court on a custody review and wanted to know her chances of getting full custody today. (Answer: I don't know. I'm a Commonwealth. You need a Social Services.)
She then informed me that she was unable to work because "he" had pushed her and the "cartridges" in her knees were damaged.
I talked to a barrister for the Crown from Toronto at a conference once. She said they still wore black robes to court, and she thought it was great because she never had to decide what to wear.CathyCA wrote:lawgrad91 wrote:My next selection for THE BOOK:
The bearded lady in the Juvenile Court hallway asked, "Hey, aren't you a Commonwealth?" as I walked by. Even though I am not as big as a Commonwealth, I stopped to talk to her.
She was in court on a custody review and wanted to know her chances of getting full custody today. (Answer: I don't know. I'm a Commonwealth. You need a Social Services.)
She then informed me that she was unable to work because "he" had pushed her and the "cartridges" in her knees were damaged.
If you are a Commonwealth, do you get to wear one of those hats with the feathers in it, or do you get to wear a powdered wig?
I'm sending vibes and prayers that everything turns out the way it should!lawgrad91 wrote:I mentioned this in Section 21 tonight, so let me mention here as well.
The new elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Martinsville (the city of Martinsville, although surrounded by Henry County, is a separate jurisdiction with its own governmental structure) has offered me the job as his Chief Deputy. It would certainly be a promotion over my job with Jethro, but at this point I don't know what the money is going to be. The last Chief Deputy (who left due to family issues, not because of the election) made significantly less than what I make now. If it's a big drop in salary, I will turn it down.
Anyway, vibes that I make the right decision. Things have been way more pleasant with Jethro than I thought, but this is a sweet offer (if the money is right) and the new guy is well thought of. The case load is markedly less, which means I could actually talk to victims before court and be way more proactive than I have time to be at present, and I wouldn't be making less money than the midget down the hall who flouts orders at every turn.
Me, too!!!!CathyCA wrote:
I'm sending vibes and prayers that everything turns out the way it should!
lawgrad91 wrote:I mentioned this in Section 21 tonight, so let me mention here as well.
The new elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Martinsville (the city of Martinsville, although surrounded by Henry County, is a separate jurisdiction with its own governmental structure) has offered me the job as his Chief Deputy. It would certainly be a promotion over my job with Jethro, but at this point I don't know what the money is going to be. The last Chief Deputy (who left due to family issues, not because of the election) made significantly less than what I make now. If it's a big drop in salary, I will turn it down.
Anyway, vibes that I make the right decision. Things have been way more pleasant with Jethro than I thought, but this is a sweet offer (if the money is right) and the new guy is well thought of. The case load is markedly less, which means I could actually talk to victims before court and be way more proactive than I have time to be at present, and I wouldn't be making less money than the midget down the hall who flouts orders at every turn.
lawgrad91 wrote:I mentioned this in Section 21 tonight, so let me mention here as well.
The new elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Martinsville (the city of Martinsville, although surrounded by Henry County, is a separate jurisdiction with its own governmental structure) has offered me the job as his Chief Deputy. It would certainly be a promotion over my job with Jethro, but at this point I don't know what the money is going to be. The last Chief Deputy (who left due to family issues, not because of the election) made significantly less than what I make now. If it's a big drop in salary, I will turn it down.
Anyway, vibes that I make the right decision. Things have been way more pleasant with Jethro than I thought, but this is a sweet offer (if the money is right) and the new guy is well thought of. The case load is markedly less, which means I could actually talk to victims before court and be way more proactive than I have time to be at present, and I wouldn't be making less money than the midget down the hall who flouts orders at every turn.
I sure hope this happens. 
Excellent advice. Best of luck, lawgrad!windsor wrote:lawgrad91 wrote:I mentioned this in Section 21 tonight, so let me mention here as well.
The new elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Martinsville (the city of Martinsville, although surrounded by Henry County, is a separate jurisdiction with its own governmental structure) has offered me the job as his Chief Deputy. It would certainly be a promotion over my job with Jethro, but at this point I don't know what the money is going to be. The last Chief Deputy (who left due to family issues, not because of the election) made significantly less than what I make now. If it's a big drop in salary, I will turn it down.
Anyway, vibes that I make the right decision. Things have been way more pleasant with Jethro than I thought, but this is a sweet offer (if the money is right) and the new guy is well thought of. The case load is markedly less, which means I could actually talk to victims before court and be way more proactive than I have time to be at present, and I wouldn't be making less money than the midget down the hall who flouts orders at every turn.
Vibes that the money is right.
Just remember, when in doubt.....toss a coin. As soon as it is in the air you *know* how you want it to land.
lawgrad91 wrote:I mentioned this in Section 21 tonight, so let me mention here as well.
The new elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Martinsville (the city of Martinsville, although surrounded by Henry County, is a separate jurisdiction with its own governmental structure) has offered me the job as his Chief Deputy. It would certainly be a promotion over my job with Jethro, but at this point I don't know what the money is going to be. The last Chief Deputy (who left due to family issues, not because of the election) made significantly less than what I make now. If it's a big drop in salary, I will turn it down.
Anyway, vibes that I make the right decision. Things have been way more pleasant with Jethro than I thought, but this is a sweet offer (if the money is right) and the new guy is well thought of. The case load is markedly less, which means I could actually talk to victims before court and be way more proactive than I have time to be at present, and I wouldn't be making less money than the midget down the hall who flouts orders at every turn.
Let's Go Duke! 
