Viewing Humor Category (8) found:DeWitt Clinton Cooley: "The High Old Court of Impeachment." (1878)After Judge Sherman Page's impeachment trial concluded with his acquittal in June, 1878, DeWitt Clinton Cooley, a prominent St. Paul lawyer, published a three-act play about the proceedings. It was a wicked farce. Cooley lampooned the state senate, which had styled itself "The High Court of Impeach... Frank G. O'Brien: "A Pioneer Justice Court" (1904)."Justice Court"--that is, the court of a justice of the peace--was a source of entertainment for early settlers. County histories often refer to amusing incidents in justice court. The following story appears in a collection of reminiscences of Frank G. O'Brien, a Minneapolis journalist, published i... Legal Humor and Wit: Part I.This is a collection of humorous anecdotes and stories told by and about Minnesota lawyers and judges posted on the MLHP in 2008-2010. ... Legal Humor and Wit: Part II.More humorous stories and anecdotes about Minnesota lawyers and judges are posted in this article.
"Justice Courts, 'As They Is Run.' " (1893)Trials before justices of the peace resolved many minor disputes. However, because the justices usually lacked legal training, justice court was sometimes a place of entertainment for members of the community. These courts were also a rich source of anecdotes told and retold by members of the bar. ... William Lochren: "The Bar Examination of Stewart Harvey." (1893)In the nineteenth century, most lawyers were admitted to the bar in Minnesota either by reciprocity or by passing an oral examination administered by a district court judge or by a committee of lawyers. In 1859 or 1860, an earnest young man, Stewart Harvey, was examined before a "crowded audience, i... "Sheep That Passed In The Night." (1895)For the nineteenth century bar, justice court was a source of innumerable humorous anecdotes. This parody appeared in the January, 1895, issue of "The Minnesota Law Journal." The name of the author--identified by his initials, "H. W. W."--is not known. ... Gregory Wilmas: "The Constitutional Right to Garden." (1998)In 1998 Gregory Wilmas published this humorous article on the history of the law of gardening in a local journal, "Law & Politics." It may also be viewed as a spoof on the turgid writing that appears in most contemporary law reviews. ... |