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"Real-life Texas courtroom humor ... most of which comes straight from actual depositions and trials."

Author: U.S. District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer writes the "et cetera" column for the Texas Bar Journal.

Blawg Related Categories: Trials & LitigationStatesTexasJudgeHumor


Recent Posts from Say What?!

  • November 1994 - The Cheapest Chickens in TownFrom Jaki Jones of Houston (Jaki is the secretary of Philip S. Gordon of Gustafon & Venzke), these excerpts from the deposition of Mrs. Jimmie Johnson - the…

  • October 1997 - The Trial: State Your Name PleaseFrom Kathryn M. Kase, of Albany, N.Y. (who "used to be a Texas lawyer"), this excerpt from a murder case tried by her and Terence L. Kindlon,…

  • September 1995 - Hints From HeloiseFrom Richard A. Hipp of Houston, this excerpt from the deposition of one of the plaintiffs in a "termite case." Richard sets the scene: The plaintiffs discovered several colonies of…

  • July 1994 - Did He Really Ask That?From Barbara LeGrande of Fort Myers, FL ( LeGande & LeGrande), this excerpt form a murder trial; Barbara's client had been found guilty - and her partner and…

  • November 1993 - What Kind of Doctor Is He?From Jack C. Eisenberg of Austin (Byrd, Davis & Eisenberg), this excerpt from the deposition of a personal injury plaintiff:Q. Do you know a Dr. Parker? A.…

  • September 1997 - Did They Really Say That?From Sharon E. Conway of Houston (Evans, Kosot, etc.), this excerpt from the deposition of her client in a DTPA/fraud case, which involved the wrongful repossession of a…

  • July 1994 - Did He Really Ask That?From Keith M. Fletcher of Houston (Simmons & Fletcher), this excerpt from the deposition of his client in a personal injury/auto accident case.Q.  When were you hospitalized?A. '83…

  • November 1996 - To "Wayward in Port Arthur"From Al Weisenberger of El Paso, this letter - sent to Al by his father, Royce Weisenberger, a retired state district judge in Hope, Ak. - which was…

  • October 1995 - And The Child WitnessQ. And lastly, Gary, all of your responses must be oral, okay? What school do you go to?A. Oral.Q. And where do you live?A. Oral.

  • July 1993 - The Expert and the Tooth FairyFrom Robinson C. Ramsey of Wharton, this excerpt from the deposition of an economist - taken by Darryl Carter of Houston (Soules & Walace).Q. Well, let me…


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