Monday, February 07, 2022

I’m not sure what made me think of this…


...but this picture of Sam Rabin going into Judge Altonaga’s courtroom at the beginning of Covid popped into my head today.  How funny.  Now, people won’t even wear a mask to a crowded sporting event.  Crazy. Here is the original post.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about the Supreme Court's latest shadow docket travesty. Do we even have a voting rights act anymore.

Anonymous said...

Now, like then, I think this was a cheap stunt and bordered on (if not being well within) sanctionable behavior. I commented as much when this was first posted and the comment was not approved. Instead, David (as is his right - this is his blog after all) "updated" the blog post addressing "those of you who think this was over the top."

The courts are not a circus or a spectacle and should not be treated as such.

Anonymous said...

Sanctionable?1?!?!?

Anonymous said...

@4:07. You nailed it. This act was a publicity seeking stunt. Reminds me of judges wearing Halloween costumes while on the bench. Demeans the solemnity of the courts. I did a trial 40 years ago in another jurisdiction and the judge informed the male jurors that a suit and tie was required to be in his courtroom. Kudos to you for pointing this out.

Anonymous said...

Did he walk into the courtroom and address the Judge wearing that outfit? I might have paid to witness that.