JUDICIAL HUMOR

I found a pretty good list of examples of judicial humor at the University of Washington Law Library's page. Some of my favorites include:

United States ex rel. Mayo v. Satan, 54 F.R.D. 282:

Mr. Mayo want to sue the Chief Fallen Angel for his downfall, but the court can't find jurisdiction in Hell.

Bradshaw v. Unity Marine Corporation, Inc., 147 F. Supp. 2d 668:

In the opinion judge Kent writes, "[b]oth attorneys have obviously entered into a secret pact--complete with hats, handshakes and cryptic words--to draft their pleadings entirely in crayon on the back sides of gravy-stained paper place mats [...]"

There is more, but that's my favorite part.

Denny v. Radar Industries, Inc., 184 N.W.2d 289:

The opinion is short, as in: "The appellant has attempted to distinguish the factual situation in this case from that in Renfroe v. Higgins Rack Coating and Manufacturing Co., Inc. (1969), 17 Mich.App. 259, 169 N.W.2d 326. He didn't. We couldn't. Affirmed. Costs to appellee."

If you can't find the complete text of any of these (and want them) let me know and I'll run it through Lexis or Westlaw for you.