‘I don’t understand’: US Judge stunned by man’s court act

A judge has been left visibly stunned after a man charged with driving with a suspended license did the unthinkable during his virtual court hearing.

A US judge has been left visibly stunned after a man charged with driving with a suspended licence attended his virtual court hearing while behind the wheel.

The incident occurred on May 15 in Washtenaw County Court in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before Judge Cedric Simpson.

Corey Harris, 44, who had been charged with driving with a suspended licence in October 2023 according to local media reports, appeared at his virtual court hearing from the driver’s seat of his car.

A man attended a virtual court hearing from the driver’s seat of his moving car while being charged with driving with a suspended license. Picture: X

The judge was visibly stunned and revoked the man’s bond, ordering him to surrender to the local county jail. Picture: X

Court footage shows Judge Simpson’s stunned reaction when he realised the situation. “Mr Harris, are you driving?” the judge asked incredulously.

Harris responded, “Actually, I’m pulling into my doctor’s office.”

During the hearing, Harris’s public defender requested an adjournment for “possibly up to four weeks if the court would allow.”

Judge Simpson, clearly baffled, remarked, “OK, so maybe I don’t understand something.”

“This is a driving while license suspended [case], and he was just driving, and he didn’t have a license,” he continued.

The man’s public defender requested an adjournment for up to four weeks, which the judge found baffling. Picture: X

The video of the court proceeding has since gone viral on social media. Picture: X

The public defender confirmed, “That is correct, your honour.”

In response, Judge Simpson smiled bemusedly before revoking Harris’s bond and ordering him to surrender to the local county jail by 6pm that evening.

“I don’t even know why he would do that,” the judge said, reflecting on Harris’s surprising decision to drive to the hearing.

Upon hearing the judge’s order, Harris threw his head back sighing, “Oh my god,” before the session concluded.

The video of this bizarre court proceeding has since gone viral on numerous social media platforms.

Originally published as ‘I don’t understand’: US Judge stunned by man’s court act