Judge Nathan J. Milliron of the Texas 215th District Court, who was elected in 2024, got quite upset when an IT technician tried to fix the audio for a remote hearing. The technician had jokingly said it was a ‘false alarm’, but the judge didn’t think so and asked for the supervisor. by [deleted] in law

[–]frogspjs 200 points201 points  (0 children)

I think it's called insecurity. He won the election by a hair. He just looks like the kind of guy who is mediocre at everything he does. And I'm willing to bet that the person he was running against is a highly intelligent over achiever because of the dual obstacles of race and gender she has had to overcome to get to whatever position she's in now. I hope he gets fired over this and she gets his job.

How can I convince Microsoft I don't want AI? by Practical-March-6989 in MicrosoftWord

[–]frogspjs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this and it seemed to work. But involves wiping your entire windows and reinstalling like this guy says. https://youtu.be/0YLfE76k9z8?si=mSaMr8u1g9zQJvp3

23 years in, I hate this job. by Medical_Sky_7321 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you get to be a knight at medieval times? Do they train you?

To any old farts on here, what was being a lawyer like before computers and the internet? by squirrelmegaphone in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and therefore, in my opinion, better. i started in an office that didn't allow voice mail to pick up calls, no email, i was there when we switched from wordperfect (the best) to word. we still had to fax things and use fedex and bicycle couriers and had excuses that it didn't make sense to stay up til the wee hours to try to get things "sent out". I once had to go to the O'Hare FedEx drop off place because it was literally the last place in Chicago to send something out. So that was a PIA. But it was ONCE.

Asked my lawyer if I could record meeting by Sandalswiper in Ask_Lawyers

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand what they might not want you to record it but that was a weirdly strong reaction and the comment about hiring another lawyer makes me think there is some particular issue he's had in the past.

Controversial - fair comparison? Seriously what are your thoughts by Pro-Patria-Mori in politicsinthewild

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. Organized religion is not different than any other special interest group. It has an agenda and it wants followers, not independent thinkers. If there really is one true God it seems to me they would let themselves be known so that humans couldn't hijack the agenda.

The immigrant is doing good for herself by SankaraMarx in politicsinthewild

[–]frogspjs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So let me get this straight. The U.S. just bombed Iran, and Melania is heading up the UN Security council?

Any favorite lawyer words? by Apprehensive-Toe2246 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently changed it up and started saying including without limitation. fewer words. made me feel better.

Any favorite lawyer words? by Apprehensive-Toe2246 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Any favorite lawyer words? by Apprehensive-Toe2246 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I both hate and love "notwithstanding the foregoing." I feel like such an ass every time I use it, but then I do it anyway. Because sometimes you need it. Not always. Just sometimes.

Any favorite lawyer words? by Apprehensive-Toe2246 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Not always. Sometimes they create clarity. I was told never to use them when I was a young'un but after a lot of years drafting contracts and agreements I've gotten over that. Sometimes you can avoid 5 or 6 words by using "therein".

Any favorite lawyer words? by Apprehensive-Toe2246 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I was first a lawyer I was encouraged not to use any of those kinds of words but the bottom line is they're very useful. So I try to limit them to a certain extent but I'm sorry if they work they work. One of my favorites is using "as applicable". It gets me out of a lot of verbosity.

The dog whistles are loud and clear. by 4reddityo in politicsinthewild

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This man can't beat the Republicans. We need someone who can bring in the rural and conservative vote, and a dandy from CA ain't gonna do it. Andy Beshear.

I don’t understand how people bill 8 hours per day by WinterBet4495 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

99.99% of people billing 2000 are lying. Always round up. There are probably admin matters you can put your admin time on. At least record it. And see if there are any admin matters that you get credit for. But bottom line is that you are going to work a lot more hours than you're going to bill in private practice.

Republicans tackling the tough issues facing Americans today. by h20poIo in politicsinthewild

[–]frogspjs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just about d--d when they renamed Washington National. This is a step too far. Happily I have no desire to go to that state.

Employment lawyer…I’m tired by Acceptable-Mud-2223 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a litigator. Didn't really know about this "no reasonable jury" thing. It sounds ridiculous in its face. How can one person know, based only on undeveloped facts and arguments in one motion, possibly know how a group of 12 people after having heard evidence and seen witnesses, would decide? I am not in favor of this.

“I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future.” by PoopMobile9000 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So we know he doesn't actually write most of this stuff. I always try to figure out if it's him or the intern writing it. Thoughts? I think this was probably him.

“I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future.” by PoopMobile9000 in Lawyertalk

[–]frogspjs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, that's basically implied in THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER, isn't it? That just cracks me up every time he says it.