Comments on: Untitled 8

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:34:12 +0000

Can’t you just respond “Well, Judge, back where I come from, the judges tend to obey the judicial canons and not ask such obviously stupid and unethical questions, so I’m unprepared to answer you as I don’t practice in Hicksville everyday”? Or would that be bad?

By: John

John — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:49:47 +0000

I think I’d say: “They sure haven’t proved it, your honor.” Admittedly, playing for the other team, I’ve not faced this particular question. Some like it. That said, we are advocates, and the proper answer is to advocate your client’s interest.

By: Ron in Houston

Ron in Houston — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:58:42 +0000

In my 23 years of practice, I really can’t remember anything close to his happening. Most of my ethical issues are pretty easy. However, I think just the nature of criminal law creates more potential ethical bombs that often tend to be more difficult.

By: Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:12:13 +0000

Professor Zacharias refers several times in the article to practicing criminal defense. He doesn’t seem to have a criminal defense mind, though. Professor Freedman does.

By: anna

anna — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:39:04 +0000

First, Michael, mastectomy is never funny, okay? It happens because of breast cancer. How would you feel if I asked if a judge had his testicles cut off? or his penis?
Second, Mark, now I have to read a law review article, something I have avoided for years. But Fred was a friend of mine in law school. He was very smart and a very nice guy. It seems like I agree with everything you say, but I feel like I have to defend Fred. I think he did actually practice law for awhile, but I could be wrong. I have always thought that Professor Friedman was the practitioner’s friend. Anna

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:13:03 +0000

“Vicious boob in the black dress”? Did Carole Marks Johnson have a mastectomy??