I need more information before I decide who SHOULD have been punched ... :-) ...
More info at http://judgepedia.org/John_C._Murphy
‘When the brief fight ended, the people in the courtroom clapped. The New York Daily News reported that they were applauding the judge. One witness told WKMG-TV that Weinstock had acted “extremely rude.”’
Deputy Bryon Griffin, who was at the scene, later explained:
“ I stepped into the back hallway and saw the two of them grabbing ahold of each other’s suitcoat, pushing each other back and forth...I heard Judge Murphy say, ‘Do you wanna f-ck with me, do you?’ and I heard Mr. Weinstock say, ‘Alright.’ I immediately stepped in and separated the two of them as they still had a grasp on each other.[8] ”
—Deputy Bryon Griffin[10]
When the brief fight ended, the people in the courtroom clapped. The New York Daily News reported that they were applauding the judge. One witness told WKMG-TV that Weinstock had acted “extremely rude.”[6]
No charges were filed against the judge, though he agreed to take a temporary leave of absence and to seek anger management counseling.[11]
I mean, be fair. Haven’t we all wanted to punch a lawyer at some time or other?