The People's Court - Judge Milian Flips out on Law Student

She was put on notice
that there was gonna be--

[Judge] Even you
don't testify to that.

The best you have testified
about notice is,

"I do believe there was
talks about application--"

[man] Exactly.

I'm reading your words, right?

[man] Exactly.

[Judge] "--but I don't recall telling her
specifically how the process worked."

[man] Exactly! She was on notice
there was an application!

[Judge] That is not putting her
on notice, Mr. Paolino.

She's going to have to fill out
a ten-page thing that asks her to list--

[man] That's not? She can't go down to
the condo place and get an application?

[Judge] No, no,
that's not.

This is standard practice,
Your Honor.

[Judge] Okay, Mr. Paolino,
you're dead wrong.

[man] That's your opinion.

[Judge] No,
that's my ruling, pal,

and let me tell you something,
Mr. University-of-Miami-Law-School.

I taught at U.M.
for many, many years,

and you, right now,
are embarrassing us.

You do not show
that kind of disrespect, okay?!

If you don't like
what the judge is doing,

then you take it
to the next forum,

but you do not
sit here and say,

"That's your opinion!" like a baby
when a judge rules against--

Don't even utter
another word.

You've got a lot
to learn about

what it means to be a litigator
and a lawyer.

[man] I don't want
to be a [indistinct].

[Judge] Good,
because you don't have it in you.

But you've got a lot to learn
about what it means

to be a member
of the Florida Bar,

and if you think that this kind of
petulance and babyness on your part,

to turn around and tell a judge
that you disagree with,

[in bratty voice]
"Well, that's your opinion,"

is going to get you anywhere,
you are sorely mistaken.

If there's nothing
you should have learned

in the last two years
as a law student,

there's something you should have
learned as a human growing up:

that you do not show
that kind of disrespect.

You don't like it?
Take it to the hallway.

But you do not look
a judge in the face,

because I don't care
what you think about me;

you gotta respect this process!
[pounding podium]

And if there's anybody who
I expect to respect this process,

it's a second-year law student
at the University of Miami!

[bangs gavel]

Verdict for the plaintiff:
$450 and court costs.

[audience member] Ooooh.

[audience clapping]