Posted on 04/14/2020 5:30:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Florida judge issued a letter to lawyers in his district reminding them to get out of bed and put on shirts before teleconferencing into online hearings.
Judge Dennis Bailey of Broward Circuit Court, which had started holding some hearings virtually using teleconferencing app Zoom, said in a letter posted on the Weston Bar Association website that conducting hearings outside of court is no excuse for letting decorum fall by the wayside.
"It is remarkable how many attorneys appear inappropriately on camera," Bailey wrote. "We've seen many lawyers in casual shirts and blouses, with no concern for ill-grooming, in bedrooms with the master bed in the background, etc. One male lawyer appeared shirtless and one female attorney appeared still in bed, still under the covers."
"And putting on a beach cover-up won't cover up you're poolside in a bathing suit. So, please, if you don't mind, let's treat court hearings as court hearings, whether Zooming or not," Bailey wrote.
Bailey said he believes hearings should be treated as formal court procedures, regardless of setting.
"I would want [attorneys] dressed showing some respect for their recognition that this is a court hearing," Bailey told the Miami Herald.
"You're going to earn the same amount of respect that you're shown," Bailey said. "If you show up in jeans and T-shirt, it's counterproductive."
And WASH your hands after you go to the Bathroom!
jammie bottoms under the suit is optional
Gropin’ Joe likely just goes full commando in his videos.
Mainly because he forgot to put anything on after he pooped himself
> WASH your hands after you go to the Bathroom!
and when you have anything to do with a lawyer
And don’t forget your cyber mask.
“ill-grooming!”.....Well, excuse me!
What else does The Court demand of it’s at home Lawyers?
Should they go full bore and buy a white horse-hair wig like the Barristers in England?
I will admit I’ve attended some hearings in my bathrobe, but they were audio ONLY.
LOL!! Need to be in a BODY CONDOM! (I am 73 yrs. old and have NEVER used that word.....ugh.)
Google has banned Zoom. Did the judge not get the news?
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-bans-zoom-from-employee-computers-due-to-security-concerns-2020-4
I LOVED Redd Foxx!! He used to shop at a store I worked in and would bring his new comedy record, but he wouldn;t let me hear them because they were TOO DIRTY for my ears!!
And tell the girl (or boy) to go hide in the bathroom.
Redd Foxx - Wash yo Ass! Love it!
LOL. The first day of my son’s high school (Catholic school) online classes there was a mass email within 5 minutes of the start of class to students and parents reminding everyone that the teacher and other classmates could see every student. I can only imagine what some of them were doing.
Pants optional.
The prostitute would answer the door and pay for the pizza, while the john hid in the bathroom.
Just remember that the Lawyer with the best looking suit wins the case.
Or lick your fingers if you are a lawyer.
Gutfeld talked about webcam men at home “going Donald Duck” (meaning without pants). Since the cams were almost always from the waist up, viewers could not see what’s below the belt.
Well, the judge gets to wear a robe.
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