An older lawyer has become a judge in the district he served, and one of his first cases turns out to be a man he’d represented in several cases in the past, mostly petit larceny. As the man is led into the courtroom, the judge’s face breaks into a warm grin.
“Well, Steve,” says the judge, “It’s good to see you again, though maybe you know it’s not so good for you. You’re aware, aren’t you, that I can’t represent you this time?”
“Yassir, I know that,” comes the defendant’s reply.
“So what do you plan to do?”
“I guess I’m just gonna have to tell the truth this time.”
An older lawyer has become a judge in the district he served, and one of his first cases turns out to be a man he’d represented in several cases in the past, mostly petit larceny. As the man is led into the courtroom, the judge’s face breaks into a warm grin.
“Well, Steve,” says the judge, “It’s good to see you again, though maybe you know it’s not so good for you. You’re aware, aren’t you, that I can’t represent you this time?”
“Yassir, I know that,” comes the defendant’s reply.
“So what do you plan to do?”
“I guess I’m just gonna have to tell the truth this time.”