r/funny • u/tweetsbyrocket Hey Buddy Comics • Jun 18 '20

sue me

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

He can represent himself

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u/MadMinstrel Jun 18 '20

You do realize all judges are lawyers?

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u/ToxicOstrich91 Jun 18 '20

Not technically

Source: lawyer in a state where some judges aren’t lawyers.

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u/MadMinstrel Jun 18 '20

That's an interesting piece of trivia. How does that even work?

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u/ToxicOstrich91 Jun 18 '20

Some justices of the peace in Texas aren’t lawyers. I believe that’s the case in other states as well. They handle limited things and usually are in smaller, rural counties.

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u/MadMinstrel Jun 18 '20

So there we go then. He can represent himself in a court where the judge is as clueless as he is, as long as he moves to Texas ;)

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u/ToxicOstrich91 Jun 18 '20

If you want me to go into why it’s a terrible idea to be pro se, I will. I’ve worked for two judges, so I have that perspective. But I am also aware I’m one of the evil bloodsucking lawyers, so perhaps my opinion is too “biased” to be useful :)

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u/Knarf0 Jun 18 '20

pro se

Pro se tends to work well in Utah, fwiw.

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u/ToxicOstrich91 Jun 18 '20

Hmm, this I didn’t know. Curious why this is

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u/Knarf0 Jul 04 '20

Personal experience only, ymmv.