I have spent a lot of time lately in various courts reading legalese and talking to lawyers.
First, there was Brian David Mitchell’s hearing on a change of venue.
Then there was the Utah Supreme Court decision overturning the convictions of Warren Jeffs.
Plus, there's the continuing intrigue with all of the suits and countersuits surrounding the land and homes in Colorado City.
And this week, a federal judge threw out California’s Proposition 8.
I have copies of legal briefs, motions, affidavits and orders stacked a foot high and two feet deep on my desk. Haven’t seen my mouse in days…
So, with all that, here’s this. The joke comes from Georgeana Pitcher of Grass Valley, California, who shared it on
rd.com. It all has to do with your frame of reference:
When my 88-year-old mother was called for jury duty, she had to submit to questioning by the opposing lawyers.
"Have you ever dealt with an attorney?" asked the plaintiff's lawyer.
"Yes. I had an attorney write my living trust," she responded.
"And how did that turn out?"
"I don't know," she said. "Ask me when I'm dead."
