Overheard in the Orange County Courthouse


You never know what you'll hear In an elevator rising to a top floor inside Orange County's Central Courthouse in Santa Ana. The following conversation took place today.

Veteran public defender to natty, young private criminal defense lawyer: “Hey, how's it going?”
Private lawyer: “I'm going to get my ass kicked. My judge is a jerk.”
Public defender: “At least you're paid well.”
Private lawyer: (Pauses, smiles and then) “You're right! I should be more optimistic, shouldn't I?”
–R. Scott Moxley / OC Weekly