You know it’s a slow news day when a reporter calls for a comment about sleeping judges, as in jurists snoozing during the United States government’s presentation of evidence in a criminal case. But U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Burns asleep at the bench? I’d bet my life against the truth of that proposition.
I was in my office the other day, a place I genuinely try to avoid during the work week, as fielding phone calls is one of the most stressful things I can imagine. Call me paranoid, but it seemed as though word got out I was in: five minutes seemed to about as long a break as I’d get between calls. There were new prospective clients, clients with questions, a judge, a few friends.
