'Bully' Judge Kicks Lawyer Out For Knee Brace And Shorts

A courtroom is supposed to be the meeting point of justice and mercy. But a Dallas criminal attorney said that he and his client received neither from a judge who is highly unpopular with the local criminal bar association and called by some defense attorneys a "bully."

Criminal law attorney James Lee Bright claimed that Judge Etta Mullin told him to leave because he wore shorts, according to KDFW-TV. Bright said that his attire was effectively under doctor's orders because, a week off reconstructive knee surgery, he had to wear a bulky brace and tubing that wouldn't fit under or over regular trousers.