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Zany Legal Opinions: When Judicial Decisions Go Too Far

Explore wild, humorous, and extreme legal opinions, balancing wit with the Code of Conduct for Judges and the boundaries of judicial propriety.

Created byNew Media Legal Publishing, Inc.
IntermediateUpdated Mar 31, 2025

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstand the ethical boundaries outlined in the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, focusing on judicial writing.
  • check_circleIdentify and analyze humorous judicial opinions that walk the fine line between wit and decorum.
  • check_circleEvaluate the impact of judicial humor on public confidence and respect for the legal system.
  • check_circleExplore how creative expression in legal opinions can shape perceptions of fairness and integrity in the judiciary.

About This Course

Most lawyers have read thousands of legal opinions, but how many of those opinions were written in verse, refer to famous films or TV series, or went so far as to insult other judges on the same court?

Andrew Struve uses these wild legal opinions as a basis for reviewing the canons of legal ethics that apply to judges and to discuss whether these “unique” opinions are consistent with the high ethical standards to which members of the judiciary are held.

Course Content

1 activity • 1 videos • duration: 1h 3m

  • videocamZany & Hilarious Legal Opinions... And Some Went Too Far
    Duration 63:39

Your Instructors

New Media Legal Publishing, Inc.

Legal Technology & Education

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New Media Legal Publishing, Inc. is a legal publishing company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops, produces, markets, and distributes innovative legal education content for law firms and companies.For more information about NMLP and its products, please visit http://www.newmedialegal.com.

Andrew Struve

Shareholder, Buchalter P.C

Andrew is a member of the Health Care and Litigation practice groups at Buchalter’s Orange County office. Andrew focuses his practice on complex healthcare litigation and unfair competition actions as well as regulatory compliance matters. He has particular expertise in provider and plan representation, private equity, insurance, and the defense of consumer suits. An experienced litigator in the healthcare field, Andrew has litigated both provider and health plan disputes, class and other representative actions, federal and state qui tam litigation, antitrust suits, RICO actions, managed care contracting suits, earnout disputes, partnership actions, bad faith claims, and payment disputes. He has also conducted numerous sensitive internal investigations and compliance audits, as well as responses to governmental and commercial billing/coding challenges. In addition to leading litigation teams in healthcare disputes in federal and state courts across the United States, Andrew serves as national governance, regulatory, and compliance counsel for a number of companies and many healthcare clients. He is an Elected Member of the American Law Institute and is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating it confers.

Credit Information

Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.

What Students Are Saying

4.9 out of 5
Student's Choice
21 reviews
  • CG
    Caitlin G.
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    Clever and engaging

  • JL
    Jim L.
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    Outstanding presentation by a highly gifted jurist regarding the importance and gravity of prudent judicial drifting decorum.

  • FB
    Frank B.
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    Entertaining... although the judges' limericks did become tiresome in their lack of creativity. Thanks.

  • DV
    Darren V.
    starstarstarstarstar

    Very entertaining

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