A man named Sammy Morris was scolded by Texas judge Raquel West for brazenly wearing a t-shirt that said “World’s Best Farter” to his felony court appearance.
Footage posted to the 252nd District Court’s YouTube page shows Jefferson County Judge West displeased with defendant Sammy Morris’ fashion choice when he appeared in front of her, inside her courtroom last week.
“What made you think that was a good shirt to wear to court this morning?” West asked.
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A mumbling Morris answered saying he picked the shirt — which said “World’s Best Farter,” then had “I mean father” scribbled underneath just because it was the only shirt he could find to wear.
“That was the only shirt you had to wear in your closet?” she questioned.
In response, Morris tried to argue that the playful shirt said “father,” but the Texas judge chose not to buy the excuse for his outfit choice.
“No, it says… I can read it. I see what it says at the bottom,” West said.
Judge West reprimanded the man for dressing inappropriately, considering why he was in court. “You’re in felony court. You need to dress appropriately for felony court, and that’s not appropriate,” she said.
She then let out a loud sigh and went on to continue with the court proceedings.
According to Texas courts, courtroom participants like attorneys, parties and their representatives — are expected to wear “appropriate business attire in the courtroom” and “exercise common sense”.
There is also a list of business suits or a sports coat with dress slacks, a collared dress shirt, and a tie as “appropriate business attire”, per courts.
Texas Judge Raquel West wasn’t done with Morris and continued to scold him as he had not hired an attorney to represent him during his appearance.
Sammy Morris alleged that he had called three lawyers before appearing in court, yet received no feedback from any of them in time, per reports.
“You need to get someone hired, or you need to actually talk to three lawyers,” she said. “You can’t actually hire someone unless you really try.”
West then reset his case for next month and told him to get a lawyer. “If you have to call 20 [lawyers] to get that done, then call 20,” the no-nonsense judge told him
She added that if he appeared in court again without a lawyer, his bond would be “revoked,” and he would be sent back to jail.
For now, it remains unclear what felony charge Morris is appearing in court for.
