At first, cat lawyer was embarrassed. Then he realized we all could use a laugh. Meryl Kornfield, Kim Bellware, Hannah Knowles
Lawyer accidentally uses cat filter in virtual court: I m here live, I m not a cat
Replay Video UP NEXT As far as courtroom disclosures go, this one was unique: “I’m not a cat,” a Texas attorney claimed as his Zoom square displayed a fluffy white feline. At a routine civil forfeiture case hearing in Texas’ 394th Judicial District Court, Presidio County attorney Rod Ponton accidentally signed on with the cat filter, making the flummoxed attorney look like an adorable kitten. The 34-second clip of Ponton’s brief appearance as a cat immediately amused many and is becoming a viral hit among the likes of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s mittens and runaway llamas at a time when court events are frequently held virtually.
BBC presenters Reeta Chakrabarti and Nick Robinson have poked fun at a mishap which saw Texas lawyer Rod Ponton appear as a fluffy white kitten during a Zoom hearing on Tuesday.