Judge Finds Himself In Contempt Of Court.

The General said:

This is some thing all the law enforcements should be doing.

Judge Finds Himself In Contempt Of Court When His New Smartphone Interrupts Closing Arguments | Techdirt

Give that judge a rise for his honesty.

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The General said:

This is some thing all the law enforcements should be doing.

Judge Finds Himself In Contempt Of Court When His New Smartphone Interrupts Closing Arguments | Techdirt

Give that judge a rise for his honesty.

Click to expand...

Michigan judge imposed a $25 contempt of court fine on himself after his cellphone made noise during closing arguments of a jury trial.

"I'm guessing I bumped it. It started talking really loud, saying 'I can't understand you. Say something like Mom,'" he said. "My face got as red as a beet."

Voet, who said the phone is new and he is still learning how to work it, said he decided to hold himself in contempt of court and fine himself $25 because he wouldn't accept excuses from anyone else whose phones caused disturbances in court.

"If I cannot live by the rules that I enforce, then I have no business enforcing these rules," Voet said.

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