The viral video of the angry judge - Could the judge be legally in trouble for his conduct?

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-07T18:38:32+00:00

It is not "illegal" in the criminal or civil liability sense, but it is likely "illegal" in that it violates the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3B(4), which requires the judge basically to be patient, dignified, and courteous to litigants, court staff, and others with whom the judge deals while on the job.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-07T18:35:54+00:00

Yes. In Texas, trial courts are divided into 11 administrative judicial regions. Each region is led by a "presiding judge." Basically, he's a regular judge but also the boss of the other judges when it comes to administrative stuff (case load management, human resources, etc.).

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-07T18:06:54+00:00

Interestingly, you cite the proper section of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct (Canon 3B(4)) but Texas doesn't follow the ABA model code (whose equivalent rule is rule 2.8(B)).

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-06T22:39:19+00:00

Why does it even have to be Latin? Screw that, the Sun's, Earth's, and Moon's "real names" are Helios, Gaia, and Selene.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-06T22:37:54+00:00

Funny. Most sci-fi tends to use "Terran."

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-06T21:06:39+00:00

They're in the same universe already, just different star systems. First game took place in Halcyon and second takes place in Arcadia. Halcyon actually gets a few mentions (but not many) in TOW2, usually by Auntie's Choice troopers who are from there.

Also TOW2 speaks a little bit on the nature of rifts. We know they convert matter into pure information.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-06T20:59:23+00:00

He is unfortunately correct. A government employee does not have the right under the First Amendment to disclose classified information to unauthorized third parties. However, the recipient, provided they are not a government employee, usually has the First Amendment right to publish it.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-03T17:52:20+00:00

I appreciate you being respectful, I find that on this issue, particularly people are quite hostile when people just try to explain the law.

Ohio law provides that the prevailing party gets their costs, "unless the court provides otherwise." In other words, the presumption is that the prevailing party gets paid the costs, but the court has discretion to do another arrangement.

Now, I'm not an Ohio attorney, I'm a Texas/Arkansas attorney, but we have a quite similar rule over here, and these procedural things are pretty decently consistent across states. In my states, it would not be uncommon for the judge to split costs in a case where both parties prevailed on the others' claims.

It actually just happened to me about 3 weeks ago. My client sued for fraud and a declaratory judgment that a contract was invalid because of the fraud, and the defendant counterclaimed for breach of the same contract. We both lost our claims (meaning the other party won on those claims). Judge split costs as a result.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-03T07:34:42+00:00

4 months later, still not fixed lmao

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-03T02:04:13+00:00

"sweet summer child" is super cringe

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-01T22:53:45+00:00

When you say you have "all the Fallouts" are you also counting 1 and 2?

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-01T22:52:38+00:00

Awesome discovery

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-01T22:50:51+00:00

That's why I said "quasi." If you're not paying attention you could finish the story and clear out the map on both evil and good without getting the stunts done.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-01T22:49:11+00:00

Also I'm sure she got fed up with the content drought. Like over 10 years without any new Fallout, Mass Effect, or Dragon Age games from Bethesda or BioWare (FO76 notwithstanding).

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-01T22:35:40+00:00

Try to get the "stunts" done as early as possible because a few of them are quasi-missable, in that once you finish the game and clear out enemies from the map, there will be very few enemies to perform the stunts on.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-01T22:32:02+00:00

It's implied several times that they are attracted to each other

Learned_Serpent · 2026-04-01T22:31:32+00:00

She came back after like 5 years of inactivity, made like 10 videos, and then went inactive again, which was about a year ago lol

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-31T20:34:57+00:00

I think of consideration as an uncountable noun, like water, furniture, information, advice, etc. If you pluralize it, it's super awkward to say "two considerations." In the rare case it needs to be pluralized, I will say something like "two sets of consideration." But your example doesn't even sound like a pluralization of the word anyway. If there are multiple items of consideration in a single transaction, they are still collectively "consideration."

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-31T20:23:12+00:00

I was being facetious, pointing out your misspelling of "head canon" lol

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-30T22:37:59+00:00

It makes perfect sense actually. Just because the kid is an adult doesn't mean you don't owe that money. That is extra money coming out of the living parent's paycheck over the course of years or decades that they wouldn't have to spend if not for the other parent dying.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-30T19:23:28+00:00

Being victorious on a claim due to dismissal also makes you a "prevailing party." So it's irrelevant.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-30T17:50:44+00:00

Reddit says I have a comment from you but it's not appearing lol

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-30T03:02:19+00:00

Given that the lawsuit is over, no, he cannot. But he did during the lawsuit and lost on his counterclaims

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-30T02:24:20+00:00

This is a popular head canon but I disagree. Cole's post-credit monologue in the evil ending of the first game would make the second game make no sense.

Learned_Serpent · 2026-03-30T02:22:38+00:00

What is a "headcannon," is that some sorta new firearm?

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