[MikeSP1]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Exactly, it's a double-standard. He gets to put her down by saying she acts like she's in a club, and then his flippant little "bye bye", but when he gets a little of it back he can't take it.

Judges get too much power & respect IMO. What, just because you wear a robe, we're supposed to treat you almost as if you were a drill instructor?

Oh and what's with the whole "all rise" shit? When is that dumbass tradition going to end? Is this 17th century England or something?

She was being a wise-ass the entire time. She was being asked legitimate questions and was giving bullshit answers.

That person is on the bench not because they were voted there by subterfuge and lies, but by there own merit. That person didn't get up one day and say "I think I'll run for judge." It takes a lot of work and dedication to get to that point. The BAR isn't something to scoff at.

How is showing respect to an individual and an institution that should demand your full respect a "dumbass tradition"? The court room isn't high school or Sturgis. The individual with the gavel (or the twelve people on the side of the room, depending on what you've done) has the authority to send you to jail, make you pay a fine, make you stand at an intersection with a "Only an idiot would pass a school bus" sign, or send you to death row. That judge also has the power to issue warrants to search anything you own. Being flippant to someone that has that kind of power is simply not wise.