There is a certain judge who seems to dislike me and shows it in his courtroom. The judge belittles me, at times, tries to trip me up, embarrasses me, and interrupts me, among other things. Can I stand up to a judge and say something?

Samuel C. Stretton. Samuel C. Stretton.

The situation you have described is an unfortunate one. Normally, this does not happen, and most judges try to run a very fair and courteous courtroom. But unfortunately, there are times when a judge acts badly for whatever reason, whether it be personal dislike of the lawyer, insecurities of the judicial officer, or sometimes a judge just has a bad temperament or is having a bad day.