New Judge, Different Judge

Yesterday was my first day in my new section of court. I can honestly say I have met someone far more anal than myself. My judge is sooooooooo.... I don't even think I can put a word on it. You have to see him. I have never seen anyone like him, but he moves his docket fast and he is very efficient. I like the section, but I can foresee that it is going to work the hell out of me when it comes to jury trials. I just have to have the mental and physical stamina to keep up with him. Afterall, I am the one doing most of the work when you really think about it. The judge just sits there and the defense counsel doesn't have to deal with every matter on the docket, just his/hers. My judge is very nice and very respectful however. He has an opinion that everything should go one way and if it falls outside of that one way, then it is chaos. I must admit I agree with him. I think this section will help me get better organized as an attorney. This weekend not many people may hear from me. I have to prepare an attempted second degree murder for Monday so I have my work cut out for me. The trial should extend to Tuesday night hopefully no later than Wednesday. It is interesting and I will have to formulate my theory of the case to present it to the jury. Hopefully I can get a verdict of aggravated battery considering I have started preparing for it yesterday (my first day in the section). The only problem I have is waking up at six in the morning to get to work because court starts at eight. I AM NOT A MORNING PERSON!!!!!!!!! But by the time other sections are just getting started, most of the time I am finished with court for the day. I need to look at this logically and get my lazy ass up in the morning and quit whinning like some six year old who doesn't want to go to school in the morning. (That used to be me by the way, until my mom kicked my ass which gave me an incentive to leave the house) Till then......