From the Desk of Judith 〰️ Objecting to My Own Client
- Hampton Law Firm ⚖️
- Jul 26
- 1 min read
A collection of thoughts that didn't make it to the blog.
There are moments in a courtroom that no law school professor prepares you for.
Last week, during a hearing, the prosecutor looked directly at my client and asked, point-blank, "Did you commit the crime?"
Without thinking, I stood up and said, "Objection, Your Honor."
The judge looked at me with a grin and asked, "How are you objecting to your own client?"
I immediately realized what I'd done.
"Never mind... no objection. I'm asserting his Fifth Amendment right."
The courtroom laughed.
A few minutes later, it happened again.
Then, somehow, it happened a third time.
In all my years of practicing law, it was the first time I'd ever found myself objecting to my own client before correcting myself and asserting his constitutional right to remain silent. It probably won't be the last time, but it was definitely a first.
Courtrooms are serious places, and constitutional rights are serious business. But every once in a while, they also produce moments that remind you lawyers are human too.
JLH
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