Elderly female Judges can be very firm, but you can ‘toast’ them too! 😊🤗😂
Yesterday, I appeared before a Judge of the FCT High Court in one of the divisions in the outskirts. Because of the distance to town, you hardly enjoy going there. 🥹
Case was called and I represent the defendant. The Applicant was absent from court for a record second time. I knew the Judge, as a personal policy, likes giving latitude to parties so she could have asked me whether the Applicant was served hearing notice against yesterday. Of course, it’s not my duty as Respondent, I’m however familiar with the Judge enough to know her leanings.
So, my mission was simple. Toast her! 😁After she took my appearance, I said:
“The Applicant and his counsel are absent for a second time today. No reason is given for their absence. As much as I enjoy coming to this court to look at my lord’s beautiful face, this case is not being diligently prosecuted. I want case struck out” 😊😁
At the last line, my lord dropped her pen, laughed and blushed thoroughly 😂😂😂
Mission accomplished. Ordered as prayed. 😁
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