By the early 14th century, the concept of the bar referred to a physical railing that separated benchers from the hall of the Inns of Court; the area past the bar held the judge, the barristers (attorneys), and the prisoners or those accused or liable. Passing the bar referred to the ability to enter that space, and the term barrister (which is what attorneys in England are called) loosely meant “a student of law who has been called to the bar” to advocate on behalf of another.
Yakety Sax 30 days ago
For some “lawyers” it might as well be.
mccollunsky 30 days ago
Some lawyers might be in that bar.
cracker65 30 days ago
I bet a lot of lawyers visit bars. Especially the ones that don’t get paid.
E.Z. Smith Premium Member 30 days ago
By the early 14th century, the concept of the bar referred to a physical railing that separated benchers from the hall of the Inns of Court; the area past the bar held the judge, the barristers (attorneys), and the prisoners or those accused or liable. Passing the bar referred to the ability to enter that space, and the term barrister (which is what attorneys in England are called) loosely meant “a student of law who has been called to the bar” to advocate on behalf of another.
trainnut1956 30 days ago
No lawyer I know ever passed the bar. They always tried to drink it dry.
flemmingo 30 days ago
The lawyer I had for my divorce must’ve passed that kind of bar because I was taken to cleaners by cheating wife.
ajr58(1) 30 days ago
If you have one lawyer in a small town, he is broke. If you have two lawyers in a small town, they are both rich.
walt1968pat Premium Member 30 days ago
Are you sure?
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 30 days ago
I’m howling. Shared this with a lawyer friend.
Niko S 30 days ago
OMG that’s seriously funny. My face hurts. Ruthie is so amazingly funny thank you Rick.
syzygy47 29 days ago
SCOTUS Brett Kavanagh, a contradiction between vocation and personal choices
MichaelD Premium Member 29 days ago
Nor does “passing the buck” mean that everyone wants to hand you a dollar.
Ceeg22 Premium Member 19 days ago
DeLuca’s had the best pizza