Judge Falls Asleep During Trial

Judge Jonsson, we’ve been there. Believe me, we have. Who hasn’t slept on the job? Do they really expect you to stay awake every second the clock ticks, just because it ticks for them? Even in America, that would be extreme, but in Sweden…well, that’s just downright un-Swedish. They’ve ordered a retrial for the case. It was already at the appeals stage, so what’s another couple months? You won’t be there, of course, at least in a presiding capacity, because, as the prosecuting attorney noted to the press, “It is [a] very important aspect of the legal process that the person trying the district court decision is present.” Score one for the prosecution there, I guess, but don’t worry—the jury is dispersed. They can no longer apply it. Hell, no one has to even know your name, which you’ve mercifully managed to keep anonymous. The only reason I addressed you as Judge Jonsson up there is that this handy Swedish-name generator told me Axl Jonsson is an appropriate male name for “Justice Sleeps.”