Judge finds himself in contempt of court, punishes his transgression with a fine. - Polidicks

[quote]IONIA, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.... ...During a break in the trial, Voet fined himself. He says if he can't live by the rules he enforces he has no business enforcing the rules.[/quote] [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/raymond-voet-michigan-judge_n_3083870.html"]Source[/URL] One law for everyone at it's finest. He's lucky he didn't give himself a community sentence or a short spell in jail, really.

even the judge gets in trouble

Well he's a strict, but also a honest man. Rare to see that at once these days.

That is simultaneously hilarious and pretty cool at the same time.

Are people allowed mobile phones in court? When I had to go to court (I wasn't in trouble) they searched us and took our electronic stuff

[QUOTE=Doozle;40290063]Are people allowed mobile phones in court? When I had to go to court (I wasn't in trouble) they searched us and took our electronic stuff[/QUOTE] People associated with the judicial branch are able to carry Camera's, cellphones, etc. You can too however you have to put yourself as a press witness or something.

I hadn't been naughty btw, my friend had been beaten up luckily the defendant did a guilty plea before the proceeding so I didn't have to give evidence which was good because I was rather drunk that night and didn't specifically remember that person being there :v:

[QUOTE=Doozle;40290063]Are people allowed mobile phones in court? When I had to go to court (I wasn't in trouble) they searched us and took our electronic stuff[/QUOTE] I was in court once for work experience, and they made me take the battery out of my phone. I was allowed to keep the phone though.

[quote]He says if he can't live by the rules he enforces he has no business enforcing the rules.[/quote] Give this man a medal. You know how many cops I see texting/talking while driving, here in Michigan that's illegal.

[QUOTE=ATribeCalledQ;40290221]Give this man a medal. You know how many cops I see texting/talking while driving, here in Michigan that's illegal.[/QUOTE] Same in Virginia but it isn't concidered a "Cell phone" it is considered and communications device. Most of their phones have a walky-talky functionality to avoid this "no cell law"

Artist's impression of the moment the phone sounded: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ApKkCR2.gif[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Doozle;40290063]Are people allowed mobile phones in court? When I had to go to court (I wasn't in trouble) they searched us and took our electronic stuff[/QUOTE] not all courtrooms do searches. my court didn't perform searches until about 2 years ago when they got a metal detector from dhs or some shit.

[QUOTE=Tucan Sam;40290244]Same in Virginia but it isn't concidered a "Cell phone" it is considered and communications device. Most of their phones have a walky-talky functionality to avoid this "no cell law"[/QUOTE] I have a stereo with a built in bluetooth receiver so I can answer/hangup calls by pressing a button on it. They passed the no cell law about 3 months after I installed it, it's hands free so it's exempt from the law.

[QUOTE=ATribeCalledQ;40290221]Give this man a medal. You know how many cops I see texting/talking while driving, here in Michigan that's illegal.[/QUOTE] Illegal in my state as well, but I've followed cops down half a highway where they just stared at their laptops and didn't look at the road for 4 seconds or more at a time. Friend of mine claims she saw one watching a movie once.

[QUOTE=Doozle;40290063]Are people allowed mobile phones in court? When I had to go to court (I wasn't in trouble) they searched us and took our electronic stuff[/QUOTE] Here in SoCal they don't much care. Done jury duty twice now and visited to sit in on a few cases for a class I was taking, they have a metal detector and x-ray machine but they didn't say anything about my drinks, phone, laptop, etc. I even had nail clippers in there once (took it on a trip and must've forgotten to take them out) and they didn't even mention it.

Just the other day I was wondering, "Can you sue a Judge?"