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Yet another shining example of lawyers at their best
Cynthia D. Garris is a defense lawyer in Virginia who has now been publicly reprimanded by the state bar. Last summer, she was in court for a case and told the judge that she needed to postpone the proceedings because of a conflicting commitment in another court. The judge gave Garris her postponement, only to later learn that she had used this new free time to go shopping. He smacked her with a contempt ruling and a $250 fine, and she of course apologized for her actions, saying it was “immature, selfish and inexcusable.”
“But,” she allegedly added in a statement to the state bar, “just look at how my new shoes match my new briefcase. This kind of fabulous pairing doesn’t just happen by itself. It takes work, your honor.” But it would seem that the Virginia State Bar just doesn’t care about good fashion.
Comments
wait a minute Seth, I would think Virginia would be all in favor of this type of behavior, since they have that ridiculous dress code for the bar exam. http://www.vbbe.state.va.us/pdf/Dress%20Code.pdf
Posted by ali | May 2, 2007 4:52 AM
That's a mighty fine point, Ali. Garris should've made that argument to the state bar.
Posted by Seth | May 2, 2007 12:27 PM