Lawyer Apologizes To Judge: “I’m Not A Cat” [VIDEO]
February 9, 2021

“I’m here live, I’m not a cat,” says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap

“I can see that,” responds judge

Link to tweet

'I'm not a cat.' Zoom meeting anything but purr-fect when Texas lawyer couldn't turn off filter

Nate Chute | El Paso Times
Published 12:59 p.m. MT Feb. 9, 2021 | Updated 4:25 p.m. MT Feb. 9, 2021

A Texas lawyer has claimed he is not a cat despite video evidence displaying the contrary. That said, we're pretty sure he's not a cat.

Judge Roy Ferguson of the 394th Texas District Court in Brewster County took to Twitter to share a link to a portion of a Zoom meeting that featured three lawyers. Two of the lawyers, Jerry L. Phillips and H. Gibbs Bauer, appeared as they do on their LinkedIn profiles.

But Ron Ponton, who is listed as Presidio County's lawyer, looked like a robotic kitten with large, sweet eyes. ... "Mr. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings," a voice, likely that of Judge Ferguson, can be heard saying.

Ponton said his assistant tried to help him remove the filter but insisted that he was ready to proceed with the meeting. ... "I'm here live, I'm not a cat," Ponton said.

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