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The Star Trek references in the judgement are rather strange and (to me) diminish the judge's credibility. Is it normal practice for judges in the US to use pop
by andyjohnson0 14y ago
The Star Trek references in the judgement are rather strange and (to me) diminish the judge's credibility. Is it normal practice for judges in the US to use popular culture references in their written judgements? Anyone care to explain the reasoning behind this?
- JonnieCache 14y agoPresumably he knows the internet is watching. Perhaps he's playing to the gallery a bit.
- justinlink 14y agoIt's not uncommon, for example here's a recent double-entendre ruling about a strip club: http://www.woai.com/media/lib/12/5/9/5/59511ba8-415b-4b2e-a783-cc15b6c19cc0/Itsy_Bitsy_Teeny_Weeny_Bikini_Top_Order.pdf http://www.woai.com/media/lib/12/5/9/5/59511ba8-415b-4b2e-a7... The lawyers out there speculated he did it as yet another smack down to Prenda law. This will always be known in law circles as the "Star Trek Order". It'll be more widely read, and the shame will always follow them. His findings of law are correct, a little toying with them outside of his findings is quite enjoyable.
- protomyth 14y agoLawyer friend told me its not uncommon so the ruling is remembered and talked about. Here are some other examples of "creative writing" http://blog.simplejustice.us/2007/08/30/texas-where-decisions-are-decisions-and-lawyers-are-nervous.aspx http://blog.simplejustice.us/2007/08/30/texas-where-decision...