Lawyer of the Day: Jack Thompson
This Florida attorney pops up in our pages often enough to have his own category. We’re only a few months into 2008, but Jack Thompson is already on the shortlist for Lawyer of the Year.
We’re awarding him a second Lawyer of the Day distinction for today’s sanction [PDF] from the Supreme Court of Florida. But we’re placing him in the Hall of Fame, making him ineligible for consideration in the future, out of fairness to competitors.
The court is requiring him to get “qualified counsel” in the Florida Bar’s case against him. The court directs the Clerk of Court to reject any future filings “submitted by John Bruce Thompson, unless signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar other than himself.”
In addition to poor judgment in filing coloring books and gay porn with the court, Thompson lacks the the art of sweet talk:
In one of these filings, he references the “children’s picture book for adults” and reiterates that he “sent a pleading chocked full of pictures to illustrate his verbal points, since the Court seemed unable to grasp the words.”
ATL practice pointer: Don’t insult the intelligence of your judges. In writing. In a filing to the court. Also, do not model your legal language on dialogue from the movie Dirty Harry.
In the conclusion to his latest response, Thompson states, “This Court has been foolish indeed. It’s [sic] bizarre, idiotic show cause order indicates that it is not done being foolish. Fine. Enter the order you want. Make my day.”
Thank you for making ATL’s day, Jack Thompson.
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Can Lat do some live blogging of the NCAA tournament... that would be AWESOME(ness)
If you are at work, why are you not billing hours and watching the tourney online? It's free this year
WOW- dude is either insance or possesses fuck you money.
"Thank you for making ATL's day, Jack Thompson."
Probably the best line of the year so far on ATL.
what law school claims this guy as it's [sic] son?
Can you [sic] your own commentary?
i just did, so clearly i can. whether i may is a different inquiry.
You want to know why so many Americans hate lawyers? Because you don't have lawyers like Jack Thomspon around. When a Jack Thompson manages to become a member of the bar, what do you do? You "sanction" him. You try to "disbar" him. Jack Thompson should be made Chief Justice of the Universe!
Damn you Florida Bar. You don't deserve Jack Thomspon. Say hello to your master Satan. Damn lawyers.
Jack Thomspon: Real American Hero.
Keep fightin' the good fight Jackie boy, keep fightin' the good fight.
make my day was from Sudden impact not Dirty Harry
This is also the same attorney who is trying to get videogames banned everywhere he goes. He led the charge against Grand Theft Auto III when it was released a few years ago.
He has a very thourough wikipedia page detailing his past.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney)
Hell hath no fury like a computer geek scorned.
"He led the charge against Grand Theft Auto III when it was released a few years ago."
That's it, this cocksucker sucks.
You got it backwards, lat. You're only supposed to vilify black people!
thats fukin it thompson you son of a bitch you fukin power mad bastard fuck off or il come and kick ur old fukin face in you son of a bitch and stick a ps3 up your fucking arse YOUR DEAD THOMPSON IM GONNA ROUND UP ALL THE THOMPSON HATERS IN THE UK AND COME AND FUKIN KILL U
hey all im jack thompson and im a washed up gay fag and i suck my muthers cock 100 times