You know how Santa Claus gives lumps of coal on Christmas Eve to those who’ve been very, very naughty? Well, so do judges. In a twist befitting the comic book in question, the judge presiding over the legal battle for distribution rights to Watchmen found in favor of Fox. The bottom line: Warner Bros. had absolutely no right to roll film on Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the Alan Moore/Da... read full post picked by psycmoe 11 months ago

Remember this guy? Yeah, he's still getting PWNED left and right. picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

A weeping judge gave an sudden ruling in the custody for Anna Nicole Smith's body. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

The struggle between the Bush administration and several nonprofit groups over the recovery of millions of missing e-mails sharpened yesterday, when a magistrate judge again demanded the collection and retention of voluminous internal White House records and other materials, days before Bush aides must depart. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

An Idaho judge who lost patience with the disruptive behavior of a defendant ordered court officials to tape the man's mouth shut with duct tape during a court hearing. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Between his jokes about poisoning Nancy Pelosi and his accusations of President Obama being a racist, Glenn Beck has been serving up the crazy—more than usual—lately. Judge not, Glenn, lest we be judged by Judge Judy picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.Her former bailiff, for example, says Halverson made him feel like a "houseboy."

She allegedly had her husband sworn in so that she could ask him under oath if he had completed chores at home. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

By the middle of next week, Roy Pearson, the D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaners for $54 million and lost, will receive a letter that starts the process that could put him out of a job. Previous story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A judge and a prosecutor face disciplinary hearings after admitting to having sex in the judge's chambers and being together in shower facilities at the Douglas County courthouse. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

An Italian husband and wife wanted to name their child 'Friday'. Not only did a judge forbid them from doing so, but ordered that the child would be named Gregory, after St Gregory (whose day the baby was born on). picked by hypersapien 2 years ago

Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours listening to classical music by the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Judge Cofield crashes into a parked POLICE car and goes into a racist tirade against the police officer. Instead of the normal penalties for such an offense she is allowed to take a class and have the record expunged. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Judge Michael Cicconetti sentenced three men convicted of soliciting prostitutes to one hour in a chicken suit not far from where they were arrested. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

When a beer thief wrote “Like the Beetles say, Let It Be” in his appeal, the unimpressed district court judge corrected his spelling and gave the defendant a smackdown lesson in the discography of "the greatest band in rock history". picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

A judge hearing the war-crimes case at Guantanamo Bay who publicly expressed frustration with military prosecutors' refusal to give evidence to the defense has been dismissed, tribunal officials confirmed Friday. picked by sajhill 1 year ago

Does this sound like an impartial judge to you? picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

As lawyers frantically tried to file the last-minute appeal that could have halted the execution of a death row inmate, the Texas judge who oversaw the only court who could hear it was preparing to shut the doors for the day.

"We close at 5," Judge Sharon Keller told a court staffer on Sept. 25, 2007. picked by suebe 3 months ago

A customer who sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a missing pair of pants has asked the judge who threw out the widely mocked case to reconsider, saying she committed a "fundamental legal error."

Follow up on this and this. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A circuit judge created a firestorm at the courthouse when he let go his longtime assistant battling cancer just days before Christmas. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Remember the judge who wanted $65 million for a lost pair of pants?

Well, he can sue over his lost job now. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago