The Judge “Gets It”

I’m sitting in chancery court, this morning, waiting for my case to be called,  and vaguely listening to the court call.  An attorney wants to change his name — to make it shorter, he says — and as Judge Bronstein goes through his questions, he notes that the Petitioner recently finished the Marathon, apparently with a good time, and congratulates the Petitioner on his performance.  Petitioner gives him a strange look and the Judge smiles, and says “I Google name changers.  It’s the 21st Century.”

I don’t know whether the case will get to trial, but this is a Judge I can work with.