Transgender lawyer shutters firm after violent court meltdown left him jailed in contempt

Transgender lawyer shutters firm after violent court meltdown left him jailed in contempt

The lawyer shuttered his law firm last week.

Oklahoma trans attorney jailed for contempt after epic court meltdown

A transgender attorney was jailed for contempt after a viral meltdown in court, in which he accused the judge of discriminating against him and screamed for bystanders to call 911.

Oklahoma attorney jailed for contempt after resisting bailiffs, sparring with judge during custody hearing

An Oklahoma attorney was arrested and dragged from a courtroom last month after repeatedly clashing with a judge during a custody hearing, with surveillance and body camera footage showing the lawyer physically resisting bailiffs as they attempted to restrain him. Rob Hopkins, a transgender attorney practicing in Oklahoma, was jailed for contempt in Pontotoc County after what can only be described as a spectacular collapse of courtroom decorum. …

From Advocate to Inmate As Transgender Lawyer’s Rage After Violent Contempt Blowup

Oklahoma transgender attorney Rob Hopkins has shuttered his law firm after a spectacular courtroom meltdown that ended with him dragged out in handcuffs for contempt. The drama detonated during an otherwise routine custody hearing in Pontotoc County last month. Hopkins, representing a client before District Judge Lori Jackson in Ada, kept interrupting until Jackson warned Source