The case for judicial humour: When wit and jocularity find their way into the courtroom
Addressing the National Judicial Orientation Programme in 1998, then Chief Justice Gleeson explained to the assembled audience that there are four key aspects of judicial status or performance – independence, impartiality, fairness and competence. One trait deliberately left off his Honour’s list was judicial humour. While Gleeson CJ cautioned the collected judges against displays of judicial read more…