Payday

There is a judge (JN) here in our little municipal court whose mind is deteriorating. He is a sweet man but his memory is utter crap. When I sit on the court bench with him this judge will actually ask me....yes ME...what he should do with various cases. Due to my decisive and outspoken nature I give him an answer. However it's very obvious that a clerk should NOT be telling the judge what to do. It is honestly a bit embarrassing and obviously unprofessional. While we are a small and informal court, I certainly do not want to appear "po-dunk" as they say. Meaning a small town with small minds. It's just that JN is so very clueless. Sweet but clueless. One of his favorite things to do is obsess over when payday is. We clerks do not believe that he is poor. He doesn't look it or live it. We have come to hypothesize that he must want to get the money before his wife does. He will call repeatedly to ask when payday is and to remind us to hold his check for him to pick up. After about the third conversation regarding this topic I begin to become aggravated to put it mildly. Anyone within earshot can clearly learn my opinion of him and his mental deterioration. JN can also NEVER remember his court dates. We have court twice a month. He holds only one of those courts. He will call three or four times a week asking when he holds court next. I kid you not. It's only a matter of time before his mental condition begins to manifest itself more boldly. Somethings gotta give, otherwise I may strangle him.