Say What – A Little Out of Touch With Reality

Originally published by State Bar of Texas .

This contribution is from Justice Bob McCoy of Fort Worth (Second istrict Court of Appeals), who suggests that a possible title might be “So There is a Texas A&M Law School After All.”

The following excerpts come from the deposition of an individual who is appealing his conviction for assault of a corrections officer.

A. I’m a state judge from Bryan/College Station.

Q. I didn’t realize you were a judge.… [D]o you wear your judge robes in prison?

A. No, sir, I don’t. I come here on leave out of the county. …

Q. Went to high school and college. Where did you go to college?

A. Bristo A&M [sic]. What they call Texas A&M University. …

Q. How did you become a judge?

A. I went to school, got licensed to be a — practice law.

Q. Was that over at Bristo A&M?

A. Yes it was. …

A. You still can go to school there and practice law and be a judge.

Q. [M]aybe you ought to write a letter to the State Bar and let them know it’s there.

A. I own the damn State Bar.

Q. You own the State Bar?

A. Yes, I do. …

Q. And are they one of the reasons you’re in jail because you just don’t do what the State Bar wants?

A. Yes, sir. I come here on leave undercover from — I mean, other than Bryan, College Station. …

Q. Are you sure you’re not just a little out of touch with reality?

A. No sir, I’m not. I completed high school and college.

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