Have you every instructed a client to sign a document with “a girl has no name?” Have you ever argued in a motion for new trial that like Jon Snow, your case should be brought back to life? Have you ever filed, in lieu of a jury demand, a demand for trial by combat? If so, then you are REALLY taking “Game of Thrones” way too seriously. But if you are a lawyer who also happens to be a fan of HBO’s smash hit show based on the hugely popular saga by George R.R. Martin, then you are far from alone.
“Game of Thrones” has already spawned a class at Harvard entitled “The Real Game of Thrones: from Modern Myths to Medieval Models.” Politicians even reference the series: warning of the potential dangers of Brexit, House of Lords peer Baroness Crawley declared “as they say in Game of Thrones, winter is coming.” At the White House Correspondents Dinner in April 2016, President Barack Obama even joked about getting his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, confirmed Westeros-style. Noting the many Republican senators in attendance, The president remarked “[B]ar the doors. Judge Merrick Garland, come on out. We’re going to do this right here, right now. It’s like the Red Wedding.”
