Curvaceous beauty Monica Lewinsky, who will go down in history as the world's most famous intern, once joked about going to law school. Instead she went to the prestigious London School of Economics, from which she graduated with a master's degree in social psychology.

Interestingly enough, Lewinsky wrote a law-related thesis: "In Search of the Impartial Juror: An Exploration of the Third Person Effect and Pre-Trial Publicity." So maybe she's leaving the door open to law school at a later point in time.

If Lewinsky decides in favor of a legal education, she might want to consider Washington College of Law (WCL), at American University. Based on an amusing instant-messenger chat that has been making the rounds recently -- we received it from half a dozen different sources, so it's in wide circulation -- it seems she'd fit right in.

If you have delicate sensibilities, stop reading now. But if not, check out the quasi-racy IM conversation, after the jump.

We previously wrote about pro se litigant Julio Mora, who asked the members of the Florida Supreme Court to "kiss his a**hole every time the justice[s] will retire going to their den." The requested relief was denied, and Mora was sanctioned.

Everyone thinks of Canadians as darn so "nice" -- but defendants up there can get saucy too. From the Halifax Chronicle-Herald:

A psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a homeless man who dropped his pants in a Halifax courtroom Friday and invited the judge to perform oral sex on him.

Motion denied. If only he had appeared before this judge.

Joel David Arseneau, 40, was being arraigned in Halifax provincial court before Judge Barbara Beach on two charges of breaching probation or court orders when he let his pants fall to the floor, displaying his underwear.

Sheriff’s deputies hustled Mr. Arseneau out of the courtroom. As they were taking him downstairs to the holding cells, they received word that Judge Beach was prepared to proceed with the arraignment as long as the defendant was willing to keep his pants up.

Glad to hear they have some standards of courtroom decorum up in Halifax.

Hopefully Mr. Arseneau was wearing boxer shorts. Briefs come perilously close to male Speedos.

Man drops his pants in court [Halifax Chronicle-Herald]

Earlier: Pro Se Litigant of the Day: Julio Mora
If the Court Has Gone Down on You, Is Recusal Required?

For the record, here's some follow-up on two Bay State lawyers previously discussed in these pages, who have been cleared of the charges against them. At least to some extent.

First, remember Carl Stanley McGee (right), who was arrested after being accused of going down on a 15-year-old boy? Earlier this week, Florida prosecutors decided to drop the case.

Apparently the teen had trouble identifying McGee. But maybe he also learned that it's bad form to complain about getting a BJ. Unless teeth are involved.

Second, remember the handsome Gary Zerola (below right), named a "Most Eligible Bachelor" by People magazine, and accused of rape and attempted rape by three different women? One of the cases against him went to trial, and he was acquitted (back in January; we missed the news when it came out).

A second trial is currently underway. In that case, as reported in today's Boston Herald, Zerola's defense team argues that the victim wanted to shakedown their client for $150,000.

The third incident, which is the one that we wrote about, has not yet gone to trial.

Sex Case Against MA Guv's Aide Dropped [AP]
'Most eligible bachelor' acquitted in attempted rape case [Boston Globe]
Zerola team: Alleged victim sought $150G [Boston Herald]

Earlier: Lawyer of the Day: Carl Stanley McGee
Most Eligible Bachelor Becomes Considerably Less Eligible

The day is still young, but we already have our Lawyer of the Day -- and we doubt that anyone we hear about later today can steal this honor away from him. Via the Boston Globe:

A top official in the [Gov. Deval] Patrick administration has been placed on unpaid leave because he was arrested in Florida and charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old male in a steam room at a $500-a-night Gulf Coast resort.

Carl Stanley McGee, 38, assistant secretary for policy and planning, is scheduled to be arraigned next week for sexual battery in Lee County, Fla.... According to police reports, McGee was arrested Dec. 28 and accused of performing oral sex on the 15-year-old, who was a guest at The Gasparilla Inn & Club, a 95-year-old hotel and championship golf course in Boca Grande.

As they like to say up in Massachusetts, "Thar he blows."

McGee, a former Rhodes scholar and Harvard Law School graduate, was previously a corporate lawyer at the law firm WilmerHale. He was instrumental in the movement seeking to defeat efforts to overturn legalization of same-sex marriage, serving as director of the civic and business outreach efforts of the advocacy group MassEquality.

A year after same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts in May 2004, McGee's wedding to John Finley IV was highlighted in the "Vows" section of The New York Times....

Known for his shock of platinum hair, McGee was named one of The Boston Globe's 25 most stylish Bostonians in November. In the article, he described his style as "traditional, but it's also subversive and ironic."

"Traditional," but "subversive." Sort of like married men engaging in steam-room hook-ups?

Good thing Carl McGee isn't running for office. We're reminded of the famous quotation by former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards, who once boasted that he couldn't lose an upcoming election unless he was "caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

Update: Just a reminder that these are obviously mere allegations. Sources mentioned in the Globe article said they "were stunned by the news of McGee's arrest and said they do not believe the charges." One colleague of McGee told the paper, "I know it didn't happen."

Further Update: Best comment thus far, from an observant, Spanish-speaking reader: "He was arrested for blowing a 15 year old in... huhuhuh... Boca Grande..."

Key aide to Patrick accused of sex assault [Boston Globe]
John Finley IV and Stan McGee [New York Times]

This next story is not new; it was reported last year by CBS. But we have an update to bring you, via YouTube, which is why we're revisiting it.

For those of you who missed it, here's a quick recap:

[A] woman was referred to a lawyer to represent her in a car accident case. But what she experienced in the meetings with that 72-year-old attorney later led her to file a formal criminal complaint with the NYPD....

The 47-year old woman -- who has asked CBS 2 not to reveal her identity -- claims that during her initial visit to lawyer Allen Isaac, he asked her for oral sex as part of his fee for taking her personal injury case.

"He said I'm going to want oral sex from you. I'm going to want it twice before the case begins, then I'm going to want it every week after if I get you a very good result," she said.

Now that's what we call a "success fee."

More discussion, plus the recently uploaded YouTube clip, after the jump.

As regular ATL readers will recall, Judge Samuel B. Kent (S.D. Texas) is currently on leave from the bench (although still collecting his $165,200 salary). The Fifth Circuit suspended him after allegations of what it described as sexual harassment.

But Judge Kent's troubles may not be over yet. From the Galveston County Daily News (via How Appealing):

A woman who has accused U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent of unwanted sexual touching will have her case reheard by a disciplinary panel of the 5th Judicial Circuit, her attorney, Rusty Hardin, said late Monday.

Late that afternoon, Hardin gave the panel summaries of interviews his team did of 20 people who have had contact with Kent. Hardin claims those interviews show that Kent has misbehaved toward women since shortly after he was named to the federal bench in Galveston in the early 1990s.

Hardin said he and his client are asking that the panel refer the matter to the Judicial Council of the United States with a recommendation that Kent be impeached.

Additional discussion, plus a reader poll, after the jump.

In our earlier post about the recusal motion filed by one Robert Seitz -- a Florida pro se litigant seeking recusal of Judge Mary Barzee Flores, claiming that he once received a pre-judicial BJ from Her Honor -- we noted that his claims were mere allegations.

We expressly disclaimed any independent knowledge of his claims. We were simply passing along allegations made in a publicly filed court document -- which, by the way, has circulated widely via email. (It was forwarded to us by maybe half a dozen different tipsters.)

Now we bring you Judge Barzee Flores's side of the story. From an omnibus order filed in the case, denying Seitz's motion to recuse:

You can read the full order, after the jump.

Earlier: Legal Ethics Question of the Day: If the Court Has Gone Down on You, Is Recusal Required?

We reiterate what we observed yesterday: "When it comes to generating ATL material, the University of Miami School of Law tops the rankings."

It appears that the undergraduate school at UM also sees its fair share of shenanigans. Check out this motion to recuse (PDF), which has been making the rounds by email. It involves one UM alumnus seeking the recusal of a former college classmate, now on the state bench.

Pro se plaintiff Robert Seitz asks Judge Mary Barzee Flores (at right), of Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit, to recuse herself from hearing his case. The grounds for recusal are, er, interesting. Here's what he alleges (alleges -- we've undertaken no independent investigation of his claims):

You can read the entire motion by clicking here (PDF).

Update: For Judge Barzee Flores's response to these allegations, in her ruling on the motion to recuse, click here.

Seitz v. Bareille: Motion to Recuse [PDF]

Judge Samuel B. Kent (S.D. Texas) joins Judge Elizabeth Halverson and Chief Judge Edward Nottingham in our Judge of the Day Hall of Fame. He will no longer be eligible for recognition as a Judge of the Day, having transcended this award.

Why is Judge Kent deserving of induction? In the Houston Chronicle, Lise Olsen offers a detailed report of the allegations against Judge Kent (which we previously discussed here and here). The money quote:

[Case manager Cathy] McBroom was summoned to the judge's chambers on Friday, March 23, at about 3 p.m.

Her hands were full of legal papers when the judge — a former high school athlete who is more than 6 inches taller and at least 100 pounds heavier — asked for a hug.

She told him she didn't think that was appropriate, but reluctantly approached.

The judge grabbed Mc-Broom, pulled up her blouse and her bra and put his mouth on her breast. Then, Kent forced her head down toward his crotch.

As McBroom struggled, Kent kept telling the married mother of three what he wanted to do to her in words too graphic to publish. The papers fell to the floor. The pet bulldog Kent kept in his chambers began to bark.

The incident was interrupted by the sound of footsteps from another staff member in the corridor, and the judge loosened his grip. As she left, the judge said McBroom was a good case manager and then made suggestions about engaging in a sexual act.

McBroom ran out crying.

Review additional allegations, including a claim by a different ex-employee that Judge Kent once told her he could "service me when my husband was being treated for prostate cancer," by clicking here.

How far did this federal judge go? [Houston Chronicle]

This just in, from the AP:

The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Genarlow Wilson's 10-year prison sentence for having consensual oral sex with a fellow teenager is cruel and unusual, and ordered him released from prison.

Wilson was convicted of aggravated child molestation for having oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17. He has served more than two years of a mandatory 10-year sentence.

Attorney General Thurbert Baker appealed a Monroe County Superior Court judge's decision to reduce Wilson's felony conviction to a misdemeanor and free him from prison.

Baker said the judge overstepped his authority when he granted Wilson's motion last month. Wilson's attorney argued his 10-year prison sentence is cruel and unusual punishment.

Update: From an insightful tipster:

Regarding the Georgia case, it may be worth noting that the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing argument on a related issue on October 31: whether state Supreme Court decisions must use the U.S. Supreme Court’s standard in applying criminal law decisions retroactively or instead may expand retroactive application of those decisions to a broader class of criminal defendants.

Georgia Supreme Court Rules Prison Term for Sex Crime Cruel and Unusal [AP via Fox News]

Earlier: We Sure Hope It Was Worth Two Years in Prison

When we recently wrote about the case of Cordero v. Epstein, in which model Maximilia Cordero alleges that high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein took advantage of her when she was underage, one of you wondered: "[H]ow many of [Cordero lawyer William] Unroch's models do you think are really trannies?"

One possible answer: at least one. Namely, Maximilia Cordero herself -- who allegedly was “born Maximillian Cordero in 1983.”

Read the original Dealbreaker post, which has a wealth of other details, over here.

For What It's Worth, Jeffrey Epstein Has Been Known To Spend A Lot Of Time In Scotland [DealBreaker]

Earlier: Lawsuit of the Day: Cordero v. Epstein

Our colleagues over at DealBreaker have been extensively covering one heck of a lawsuit. It's our Lawsuit of the Day, but it really ought to be our Lawsuit of the Week -- it's that good.

The defendant is wealthy New York financier Jeffrey Epstein, who already stands accused, in Florida state court, of sex crimes involving underage girls. This latest case is a civil action filed in New York. Here's a teaser:

[W]e’re knee-deep into the latest sex suit against Jeffrey Epstein, brought by a girl who, at the time, was whatever the opposite of over eighteen is. This one’s from Maximilia Cordero [at right], an aspiring model, who claims that in 2000, Epstein lured her to his Upper East Side apartment on the promise that “he and his wealthy friends would help…with her modeling career.”....

Epstein, in order to quell the girl’s fears as to what people would think of her blowing a man old enough to be her father, swore that he “wouldn’t tell anyone.” Bet he’s wishing he’d gotten her to do the same! Ah, well, hindsight.

Then he came in her mouth and requested that she return with her “14, 15, and 16 year old girlfriends next time."

More -- 'cause you know you want it -- after the jump.

Can you wear white after Labor Day? Or drink a gin and tonic? Or tell a summer associate story?

August is almost over, and our series of SA stories is winding to a close. If you have an anecdote to share, please review our submission guidelines, and then email us.

1. Superhero name: Loose Lips
2. Special power(s): Ability to broadcast his sexual misadventures from coast to coast -- in the pre-internet age.
3. Summered: A Los Angeles Biglaw firm, summer 1988. (As we've said before, we're happy to post old stories; this is a "greatest hits" compilation.)
4. Claim to fame: From our tipster:

"Two summers from top-10 east coast schools, one female, one male, were working at the main office of an LA Biglaw firm. The firm had just installed an elaborate door-locking system. When the office door was locked, a red 'Do Not Disturb' light appeared outside the office. An unlocked office, door closed or open, had a green light."

"Late in the day, after the support staff had left, these two associates slipped into the office of one of them. (They had private or semi-private offices.) After they closed (but didn't lock) the door, the female associate began pleasuring the male associate."

"A senior associate, seeing the green light, walked into the office -- and got an eyeful."

Learn the fate of our star-crossed lovers hook-up participants, after the jump.

* We say: Ignorance is bliss. [Althouse]

* The Genarlow Wilson case: let's go to the videotape! Oh wait... [Concurring Opinions]

* If you're going to drop the d-word, at least spell it correctly. [PrawfsBlawg]

* Every time an unlawful, creepy houseboat is sunsetted out of existence, a little piece of America dies. [Never Yet Melted via Overlawyered]

* Is Quiznos about to get burned? [Akron Beacon Journal]

* Someday sex-change operations may be tax-deductible. (Can we take a deduction for blogging as a woman?) [MSNBC]

Billy Merck here, once again filling in for Lat while he squeezes out some more vacation before the summer gets away from us. We'll be here today and Laurie Lin will be here tomorrow; Lat's back next week.

We start today with an update on a case from Georgia with which you're all probably at least a little familiar. We reported earlier here on the case of Genarlow Wilson, the Georgia man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17 years old. The Georgia statute under which he was convicted has since been amended to make the same offense a misdemeanor, but the change was not made retroactive to Wilson's case.

On June 11, Wilson's habeas corpus petition was granted on the basis that the 10-year sentence constituted cruel and unusual punishment; as a result Wilson's offense was changed to a misdemeanor, he was given credit for the more than two years already served in jail, and he would no longer have to register as a sex offender. Attorney General Thurbert Baker has appealed this decision, drawing criticism from many who question the need to keep Wilson in jail any longer than he has already been there.

Which leads us to the new part of the story. Douglas County District Attorney David McDade, who prosecuted the case against Wilson, has been there every step of the way to ensure not only that Wilson went to jail, but that he stayed there. When the state legislature considered bills last year and this year that would have amended the statute again to make it apply retroactively to Wilson's case, McDade was there lobbying against the bills.

And evidently, as part of his efforts, McDade has made available to legislators and seemingly anyone else who wanted one copies of the videtape of the sexual encounter that got Wilson convicted. Many in Georgia have begun to question why McDade has been so free with the distribution of the tape, particularly since the distribution, receipt, and possession of it appears to violate Georgia and federal law.

More on McDade's Nifong-like behavior after the jump.

Related:
Attorney general: Wilson ruling could free molesters [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
Wilson's legal tactics challenged[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
Judge says no bond for Genarlow Wilson, cancels hearing[Fulton County Daily Report]
Sharpton embraces relatives at rally for Gernarlow Wilson[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
State Supreme Court moves up Genarlow Wilson hearing[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

* Georgia Supreme Court expedites Genarlow Wilson hearing. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

* Libby gets supervised release to wrap up his sentencing. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Off with their food safety head. [BBC]

* Georgia judge dies after beating received during robbery two weeks ago. [Fulton County Daily Report]

* So what's the solution here? Let another state's appellate court hear the appeals? [AP via Kane County Chronicle via How Appealing]

* Come on, you can get the man a bond hearing earlier than three weeks from now. They're killing me with this; let him go, damnit! [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

* Mississippi sues State Farm for bad faith. [Jurist]

* Texas is uncharacteristically deliberate about executing somebody. [CNN]

* What is it with lawyers and sports tickets? [WSJ Law Blog]

* Really, Baker, you're gonna appeal? Listen, let it go. Nobody wants this guy in jail. [New York Times via How Appealing]

* Who will patrol the guardsmen? [New York Times]

* Senate seven votes shy on expressing no confidence in Gonzales. [Jurist]

* Rum and coke at a Bears game? [WSJ Law Blog]

* Five unanimous opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court. [SCOTUSblog via How Appealing]

Defendant Genarlow Wilson, who served two years behind bars for having consensual oral sex with another teen, has been ordered released from prison. Wilson's habeas corpus petition was granted, despite defense counsel being named "B.J. Bernstein."

(If former President Bill Clinton were asked if Monica's ministrations were worth it -- the impeachment, the ignominy, the imperilment of his presidency -- what would he say?)

Judge Throws Out Sentence in Teen Sex Case [New York Times]
Judge Frees Teen Imprisoned for Consensual Oral Sex
[Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Drudge Report]

* When the backdrops for crazy shootings tend to be God-forsaken backwaters (or suburbs), it's reassuring to know that New York City is still home to plenty of wackjobs. [Gawker; Village Voice; Braunstein recap here]

* I love it when a guy makes good on the "You can't make me!" threat. [QuizLaw; The Smoking Gun]

* Silly little lawsuits do not suit hip hop. Bring back the thuggery, I say. [All HipHop News]

* The CHiPs guys would never do this, but things are different down South. [Chicago Sun-Times]

* He's short, a biter and, in all likelihood, soon to be single--single line, girls. [CNN]