The Zoom practice of law has given up possibly naked attorneys, at least a few heading to court from the pool, and some steamy sex scenes. And that’s before we’ve had cat lawyers. There are a lot of pitfalls to lawyering remotely, but if there’s been a silver lining, it’s finding out that America’s judges got talent. And senses of humor.
It’s rapidly becoming parody video week here at Above the Law. Edelson PC provided one yesterday (along with an original track) and there’s another one coming tomorrow. If you’re a law school law revue gearing up for this year’s competition, take heart that we aren’t going to judge you against these law firms and judges — we understand that they’re professionals.
Judge Andrew Ten Eyck, associate judge for the 301st (Family) District Court in Dallas County, Texas, brings us this Hamilton parody co-written with Lindsay Barbee, a family law partner at women-owned law firm Estes Thorne & Carr in Dallas. It’s not the first parody we’ve seen by Texas judges of this very song. We gushed about the performance by Jennifer Walker Elrod of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Charles Eskridge of the Southern District of Texas, how will this one stand up?
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Pretty good actually! Sure the production values are lower, but that’s simply proof that state family courts don’t have access to the sweet, sweet cash that feeds the federal court system. Write your state legislators.
And no, don’t stand to object!
No pants?
Now I must object!
Priceless. Though I think the old passage that follows “For goddsakes grasp this concept” is the frustration of Zoom law completely laid bare. Congrats to Judge Ten Eyck and Barbee for this. Those law revue folks really need to step up their game.
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