Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Judging Great Characters

Great character models are all around us ... even on the bench. Phil Williams, an investigative reporter for WTVF-TV in Nashville found that many local judges are simply too busy to come to work. One judge works a second job as a funeral home worker (he was working his second job the day Phil tracked him down). Meanwhile, a courtroom full of folks waited. Another judge (she admits to having issues with being late) came in late and had to leave early (despite a packed courtroom). Her reason, she had to pick her dog from the kennel. According to the report most judges in the area earn around $150,000.00 a year. Instead of sitting on the bench however, they are golfing, pulling up shrubs from around the house, stopping by for a beauty treatment or two. Or picking up the family dog. Are you thinking what I'm thinking....

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Im Thinking muder mystery...victim...motive...

maybemd said...

I'm thinking how do I get a job on the Bench!

A judge would make a great parent for any dysfunctional family story.

Patricia said...

I'm with you guys! Think of the fun you could have building this character. Asking how does an elected official, a judge, get to the place in their life where it is okay to leave a roomful of people (victims, family members, the accused,lawyers, prosectors, state or local workers - the bailiff, court stenographer, etc.) waiting? There was a lot more to the report.