Funny angry judge story. So a few years back, our local PD's office picked up a new hire from a law school out of state - can't remember where, but his parents had some kind of connection in KY.

So anyways, this dude was straight up insufferable right out of the gate. He 1/

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carried himself like he'd been practicing for thirty damn years, he talked down to other attorneys, and he was often short with court staff (mortal sin).

So one day he's in front of my judge on a probation revocation hearing. Now my judge rarely revokes probation. 2/

[THREAD] Story time. As is Appalachian tradition, we turn everything into a story. I boxed for a long time. It was the only sport I was naturally good at. I worked hard at it, as well. Boxing is a hell of a sport to train for, which is why so many folks stop short 1/

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after awhile. Anyway, every year there was a glorified tough man contest a few towns over from me. Anyone could sign up for this "boxing" tournament. Sign a waiver and you're good to go. So the last year I did it my second round "opponent" was a pretty typical contestant. 2/

#lawtwitter #appellatetwitter The problem: until the legal profession's culture undergoes some changes, this is going to be a problem. Let me tell you a little story about representing a female partner who accused a senior partner of sexual harassment 1/

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I send a demand letter to the firm's managing partner. A few days later I receive a call from an outside attorney, who focused in plaintiff's law, saying he represents the firm and that we should mediate the case. Great. So we select a mediator and go mediate at a 2/