Quick Shirley story...that was awkward for one student. She had a first semester guy from here in Dothan, stand to brief a case. Asked him what the facts were. The guy starts stammering, saying some shit about a fire truck. Then he says, "I'm sorry. I'm really nervous". She just nods and says "Well you're studying to be a lawyer. You'll just have to get over it." He continues trying to form a coherent sentence and eventually says, "I'd like to sit down". Shirley goes into one of her lectures to the class about coming in prepared and all that shit.
Very next class, she walks in and starts to talk. The guy stands up and walks down to her desk. They talk for about 30 seconds. He goes back to his desk, grabs his shit and walked out. As far as we know, never set foot in the school again.
Shirley actually scared me enough to prepare for her class. If I wasn't, I skipped it.
We had a couple that came in all full of themselves, only to drop out 1st semester.
I had a fucking asshole in my class. Always trying to be the class leader, setting up study groups, and passing out sign up sheets for briefing cases. Treated law school like a competition, and like he was in charge. I never would sign up like he thought I should. I put this fuck wad in his place twice.
First one was in Eidsmoe's Con Law class. Everybody had signed up the week before to brief cases except me and maybe a couple of other's like me just there to get the degree and have a shot at the bar. So, one day, a guy finishes briefing a case and Eidsmoe says "OoooKay, next case is..." (you gotta know how Eidsmoe talks) Douchenozzle cuts him off and says to him "Mister JR never briefs any cases, and I think he'd like to take one". I'm sitting there with my feet up in the next chair beside me, book closed, no notebook, just listening. Haven't read shit...because we're on 4th amendment, and I'm a cop at the time. I knew the cases. Douchnozzle doesn't make this connection in his attempt to embarrass me. Eidsmoe says "OooooKay, Mr. JR, please tell us about Terry vs Ohio." I look at douchenozzle and say "Officer McFadden is a plain clothes officer on foot patrol..." Every cop knows
Terry. Douchenozzle is red faced, and pissed.
Sometime later, 3rd year, I'm sitting in the top row in Borg's UCC class. Borg is going on with the fucking UCC shit. I'm reading the paper...the comics...talking to my buddy. We're having a good time. Borg isn't bothered, he's lecturing on. Suddenly when I laugh a little loud, douchnozzle, 2 rows down, turns around and loudly says "Take it outside if you can't be quiet, some of us are hear to learn!" I immediately respond, and loud enough for all to hear, "Fuuuuuuuuck YOU!" Borg pauses, douchnozzle turns to look at Borg as if he wants something done, (this was an awkward moment for me, because I'd not intended to say it as loud as I did, and thought I might have a problem) Borg covers his mouth to hide his snicker, and launches right back in to his lecture as if nothing happened. I went back to reading my paper. I see Borg every summer at the DA's conference. He's one of the few yankees I've ever liked.
Douchnozzle later got an Asst. DA gig down near Montgomery, and got fired for chasing down some kid in his neighborhood, for his car stereo being too loud. When the kid smartassed him, he slapped him.
He was in my courtroom lately, and didn't even acknowledge my existence.
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