My favorite part was when the other lawyer called their coworker into the room so they could see the cat too 😂

@copperandbrick

7 ай бұрын

Loved his grin!

@shannonmc7090

5 ай бұрын

Right? You can see him tell someone about it and there’s her head, enjoying the show!

@rebeccaspratling2865

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Former_Pastor

4 ай бұрын

Remarkable how they all maintained their composure. I wouldn't have 😂

@JustMe-ob3nw

3 ай бұрын

Just now I saw that - I am dying here - 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It was so kind of the judge to help the cat to setup a human video filter

@Rowan-mo4ko

7 ай бұрын

😂

@Moonwalker_Forever

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@the_expidition427

6 ай бұрын

Saving this

@IrisSoto-kc4ix

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@happy_dose

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

it's such a relief to finally get confirmation that he was indeed not a cat

@bloodred255

10 ай бұрын

Or he turned his lawyer filter on

@frogman1941

10 ай бұрын

He was a cat. He pressed the lawyer button to hide his real face.

@thisgirl5933

9 ай бұрын

​@@bloodred255😂

@curious_banda

9 ай бұрын

He literally had a head pointing up though... sus

@linkpingu

8 ай бұрын

Yeah no I'm not buying it, he's definitely a cat

My favorite part is when he says I’m not a cat and frantically looks back and forth lol

@jobnieloliva5358

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what a cat would say

@shenyceserrette5049

10 ай бұрын

Same

@Dan-di9jd

9 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s funny. I think they have to for the clerk who types everything they say. He says he’s not a cat so the judge went in for a confirmation in the records that he’s indeed not a cat.

@davidthedeaf

9 ай бұрын

He is a LAWYER. Lawyers lie. I still believe he really is a cat. That is an AI human filter if ever I saw one. 😂

@joakimberg7897

9 ай бұрын

​@@davidthedeafLawyers don't lie?

“I’m not a cat.” Exactly what we would expect a cat impersonating a lawyer to say!

@cutieyuffie

10 ай бұрын

Exactly!!!!!!!!

@ThatArabGirl10

10 ай бұрын

I agree, I'm on to him!

@GalootWrangler

9 ай бұрын

Oldest trick in the book. Speaking as a cat, I’m surprised the court fell for it.

@The_Ballo

9 ай бұрын

These anti-cat labor laws have to go!

@a.mathis9454

9 ай бұрын

Judge:”I can see that!” 🐱 Me: “All I see is a cat” 😂😂

I like how worried and frantic the kitten face looks

@AnnaLevina123

8 ай бұрын

Yes, hilarious. But the real guy kind of looks like that as well.

@AW-xc1xc

6 ай бұрын

It was supposed to have a disguise for the meeting, I don't blame it!

@user-wm3bf7pi3u

5 ай бұрын

@@AnnaLevina123 that thing about Fine and Jail time for CONTEMPT can apply to any thing the judge deems offensive or disrespectful, if the lawyer had a history with this judge or it was an animal cruelty case a filter could end in censure or even summery judgment. What if this is Monday morning, the judge hasn't slept all weekend because his daughter's beloved cat was run over Friday night by a drunk driver that totaled the judges brand new JAG at the same time...

@carmengreen9004

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 Yas!

@KtotheG

5 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Cats have 336 facial expressions.

This lawyers voice is forever associated with this cat filter now😅

@naysmith7235

Жыл бұрын

Lol I know I feel so bad for him he looks so innocent.

@vlogsnstufflikethat

Жыл бұрын

he sais he had to compose himself so he wouldn't embarrass the guy

@icyboy771z

Жыл бұрын

His voice is the perfect fit for that cat filter🤣

@CapitanJorge24

6 ай бұрын

​@@icyboy771ztrue tho

@samalahenry

4 ай бұрын

His voice was how I was able to pick him out when he appeared on To Tell The Truth 😂

The “assistant” knew how to fix the filter but wanted to see him as a cat for as long as possible 😂😂😂

@TheRealJohnHooper

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha..

@t-.-t.

3 ай бұрын

That looks like his kid😂

@kentaromasudmizoguchi

Ай бұрын

She is his daughter, he was using her daughter's work computer​@@t-.-t.

@mandeanraje2300

17 күн бұрын

I feel like she set him up 😂😂

Respect to the guy that recorded this and served 180 days in jail

@meowcat7124

6 ай бұрын

I don't know if it's a woooosh for me or not, but... It's actually posted by the judge Roy Ferguson on the official court channel, so he probably checked first if it's okay to publish this.

@mike1024.

6 ай бұрын

Eh, no harm in this clip being shared given no legal proceedings took place yet, but they definitely could enforce it if they wanted.

@jeffkornhauser5378

5 ай бұрын

No@@mike1024.

@AceNinja2112

5 ай бұрын

The judge sentenced himself to 180 days in jail for releasing this!

@2pro351

5 ай бұрын

​@@meowcat7124🤓

I hope he's not embarassed. He's given the world so much joy.

@Aethelhadas

4 ай бұрын

Right?? 19million people watched that and loved it

@VivBeyer1111

4 ай бұрын

Exactly !

@AnnoyingDonkey42

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely it was a great video

@littlesongbird1

2 ай бұрын

He was interviewed after and he said he wasn't which is why he told judge he could post it. He even explained his assistant's daughter was using the laptop before (it was his assistant's laptop) and she is 6 so they think she must have turned on it on.

I knew his assistant was his granddaughter, all this time😂

@bobharritech8460

9 ай бұрын

I had my hunch as well.

@Viewer123r

8 ай бұрын

​@Narslimmus LOL 😂😂😂You or your classmates never told him during the class? What happened when the professor found out? Did he ever find out? And if he did, did he make you and your classmates take a make up class or something?

@Sunflowercircle77

8 ай бұрын

too funny!!!

@AnnoyingDonkey42

3 ай бұрын

She knew how to fix it 😂

when Jerry is showed the cute cat to his wife is so precious☺

@meatismurder111

6 ай бұрын

He was very happy 😂

Dude brings his wife in to see the cat lawyer 😂

@smopuim

3 ай бұрын

Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!

@ilaydaC.

2 ай бұрын

hahahahahahahahahah

@annea5781

24 күн бұрын

That was funny. I am surprised she didn’t burst out laughing. I would have and then between my husband and I no one would have been able to stop the other from laughing 😆

the guy who was on his phone and looked up when he heard him say he's not a cat and smiled was so funny 😭

@secondchairmusic

4 ай бұрын

That’s my favorite part! 😂😂😂

Jerry looking down until he hears "I'm not a cat..." and then he's like "..wait what" has to be my favorite part. He was just sitting there ready to do the usual business not expecting to be part of an iconic moment. 😂

@monkeymonkey8526

5 ай бұрын

That's my favorite part too! His little smirk and laugh after was awesome!

@watchyoprofamity1235

5 ай бұрын

Had to make sure he heard that right 🤣

@Unterrifieddragoncat

3 ай бұрын

His eyebrows lmao 🤣

@joet7136

2 ай бұрын

It was like 'Did i hear that right?' 😂

@StellaArtnoir

2 ай бұрын

Then he shared it with his colleague. Good stuff.

What a nice, forgiving judge. He was very understanding.

@imnobd8757

9 ай бұрын

U can say, the judge didn't judge him (:

@jaysky2000

9 ай бұрын

And helpful too. He calmly explained how to remove the filter.

@StalKalle

8 ай бұрын

He was also the one who leaked the video. He explained the reason his cam was off was because he couldn't stop laughing. 😂

@MarshaNPILoveCanada

7 ай бұрын

​@@imnobd8757xD

@clareb1565

5 ай бұрын

Later that day he sentenced someone to life...

That expression on the cat’s face is what totally sells this entire goofy situation if you ask me. Bro looks like he’s bracing for a severe scolding from the judge. 🤣

The cat managed to turn on the lawyer filter eventually

I dunno, I liked that kitten. Its terrified expression - eyes flitting across the screen - perfectly matched his vexations. 🎉😂

@davidthedeaf

9 ай бұрын

I wanted to hear a kitty voice along with it, and do the entire trial this way. In fact, make the prosecutor be a hound dog, and the judge a barn owl! 😂

@celticqueen9762

6 ай бұрын

​@davidpoland7364 That would be great, as someone who worked in the legal field for 30 years I would totally enjoy that! 😂

@LayneStaley-vs4th

3 ай бұрын

I know.. the cats eyes are what 😂😂me ! Plus when you see it on TV it’s unexpected

I cant get over how well that adorable sad cat face matched the embarrassed voice of the gentleman with the filter issue 😅

@maryc4152

14 күн бұрын

Yes!! It’s like it was meant to be! I’ve been watching all I can find on this and dying laughing for an hour now lmao

The man in the grey suit was being messy. He was like, "Gurlllll, come look at this!!" 😂😂😭😭😭

@Ms8Sincere

4 ай бұрын

😅😂😂😂

I love that dude above (Jerry) even called his wife, like "hey honey, there is Tod with cat filter, look"

I can't believe this video is a year old. I have never seen the ending. I hope the gentleman knows how much joy he has brought the world. This makes me laugh to tears every time I watch. It is so sweet and pure. Cutest voice coming out of that tiny kitten. 🤣

this video is pure perfection. the frantic cat face, the fact that rod somehow looks like the cat, his voice perfectly matching what he looks like. a true masterpiece

@maazkalim

5 ай бұрын

“Voice matching his face”, what???

@isthisfake.

4 ай бұрын

@@maazkalim i know a guy who is literally the prettiest man i’ve ever met. like is pretty in the way that girls are pretty. and yet he has an incredibly deep voice. his voice doesn’t match his face. rods voice perfectly matches him

That lawyer might achieve all sorts of things in his profession, but THIS is what he'll be remembered most for.

From what I understood from an interview he later gave was that he used his assistant/secretary’s laptop and she has a young daughter that played with these filters, and she forgot to turn it off.

I owe that man an apology. He really wasn’t a cat.

@BillPurkayastha

9 ай бұрын

Of course he's a cat. He managed to turn the human filter on.

I needed a good laugh today and searched the video again, thanks judge and team! 😂✌️🇨🇦

@394thdistrictcourtoftexas-5

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Did you see the other two versions on my Page? Sure to give a smile!

@FreeGaza.Laurie

2 жыл бұрын

@@394thdistrictcourtoftexas-5 I did, I watched it when it happened online but in Quebec/canada they aired an interview for the goodbye 2021 show but I enjoyed watching all of the original segments and also laughed at the lawyer with the chipmunk voice 😂😂😂. I needed a laugh with everything that’s going on worldwide. Thanks for the uploads. 👍✌️🇨🇦

Jerry was trying so hard not to laugh out loud😂

I finally saw how it was resolved, lmao, after 2 years from watching the first vid.

@Aritul

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@icyboy771z

Жыл бұрын

Plot twist: He is actually a cat and switched to a human filter

The cat filter mouthing along to the judge’s words was great

@leae3750

5 ай бұрын

RIGHT LMAO

I liked him better as a cat hahahaha! His voice is so sweet and grandfatherly too😂😂

This is one of the funniest things I have ever watched. This was exactly what we needed during this time. We needed to laugh. Thank you for sharing it with us!

@moonhunter9993

4 ай бұрын

I agree. Best video of the pandemic...

The best part is that the upper left quadrant says that recording of the proceedings is illegal, and it's still all over the internet.

@vivaanreddy8771

4 ай бұрын

Oh sh*t i didn't see that

@vivaanreddy8771

4 ай бұрын

Oh sh*t i didn't see that

@vivaanreddy8771

4 ай бұрын

Oh sh*t i didn't see that

@thehalfbloodprince-nm8uk

3 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was going to comment

Cat finally got his human filter back on. Sly little thing.

The cat looks so sad and worried.. This makes it so good..

@VivBeyer1111

4 ай бұрын

Exactly!

I love revisiting this event from time-to-time when I need a nice, wholesome pick-me-up.

“I’m not a cat.” - something an actual cat would most likely say.

Bro wanted to go ahead with the meeting with that filter on 😂

@CatharticCreation

9 ай бұрын

i wish he did

I have shared this video with my grandbabies, who were 5 & 7 at the time; they absolutely, fell in love with the "Kitten" and begged to watch it 2 or 39 more times. I laughed with them, hysterically, every single time and I still, can never get enough of this video. It is priceless. He must've been so nervous, to have said, "I'm not s Cat!" 🤪😝😛😁😁😁😁 I just showed this to 2 women @Church and they cackled out loud !🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ The CAT, that broken the internet!

I like the guy who called his wife to show the cat lol

This will go down in history, as one of the most funniest events and for breaking the internet during the pandemic. Thank you for allowing us to laugh during those difficult times.

@394thdistrictcourtoftexas-5

4 ай бұрын

Truly my pleasure.

How in the world were you not dying laughing?! Lol

@FreeGaza.Laurie

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😂😂😂

@catslivesmatter1268

2 жыл бұрын

The judge did all he could do to not crack up

@FreeGaza.Laurie

2 жыл бұрын

@@catslivesmatter1268 yup! He’s actually very funny. He gave interviews but this kind of things need to be talked about because technology can be an issue so much now.

@catslivesmatter1268

2 жыл бұрын

@@FreeGaza.Laurie and yet there are a lot of people who since they discovered the different filters, they are using them for just exactly what we need in the world and that's laughter

@FreeGaza.Laurie

2 жыл бұрын

@@catslivesmatter1268 yup! I need laughter daily and I have to say that I come back and watch and rewatch the video for days where nothing seems funny with the world 🌎 exploding with so much. Take care and my cat says hello. (Well, he’s a cat, a beautiful one)

I still love the fact he said “I’m not a cat” just in case the judge wasn’t 100% sure.

I used this cat-face, side-eye image as my iPad mini homepage since it first appeared on YT during the pandemic…and it makes me feel silly & happy every time I see it! Thanks for this daily small spot of brightness!!💕

The one lawyer who brought the woman in to see sure got a good chuckle. I would have been crying of laughter so good on them

Mister Phillips showing this to his Secretary 0:15

One of a few things that REALLY makes me laugh out loud then and now! 😂🤣😄

@user-hs2dz3el3q

4 ай бұрын

Anything other videos? I need more laughter lol

A moment of professional embarrassment for the attorney, a lifetime of joy for the world!

Still not entirely convinced he is not a cat...

I'm glad Robert Downey Jr. could help that poor kitty set up his owner's camera

I demand representation by cat… my attorney’s name? Purrgood Marshall

They cut out the part right before this where the cat lawyer said he was willing to proceed with the filter on. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The Lawyer on top was tryin so hard not to scream and having the time of his life...while all this shenanigans going on!!! 😂😂😂

Jerry: “Hey, Betty. Come look at this!l Betty: “Oh my sweet Lord!”

I am not a cat. Lol. I know that poor guy was embarrassed but that filter gave us a laugh when we needed it the most.

The guy on the top right before the judge joined was completely enjoying it

This is a man who attended four years at university, three years of law school, passed the tough bar exam, and he has to state that he’s not a cat.

@BSS22193

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 best comment 👍

Hahaha Jerry’s showing the whole office 😂

Is it me or did he still kind looked like his adorable cat avatar? 😂

Jambo from Kenya!Had a really tough week and saw this video.The only thing that has made me smile.Appreciate it

@BillPurkayastha

9 ай бұрын

Jambo, rafikiwangu.

OMG can't believe I haven't seen this ending video before! KZread algorithm at its finest lmao. I've been watching the original video almost everyday for 2 years. I love seeing the actual identity of the cat but what I love more is how Jerry called someone else to show what's going on LMAO!!!!

That's one of the cutest videos ever 😍 ps: ty for showing the outcome, like a lot ppl I was really curious how it finished.

I was working as a paralegal when this incident took place a few years ago...I was so tickled /amused I went and got the t-shirt! Still funny 😂😂

"I'm not a cat." Yeah, we've heard that one before.

The fact that the judge stated that he turned off his video because he was laughing makes this even more hilarious.

@antygona-iq8ew

5 ай бұрын

How do you know?

@DJ_TRON

5 ай бұрын

@antygona-iq8ew Did you not read where I said the judge stated? He said it himself in a later interview.

Took that long for the cat to update his human filter

"I'm not a cat!" Objection your honour. He's a cat. Judge: sustained.

Thank you so much Sir :) I indeed never saw the ending of it until now. The original Video got me through some rough times when i needed a good laugh. 🤗

" IM NOT A CAT " made me laugh to hard!

How come I just found out that Jerry L. Phillips keeps laughing on mute and even shows his wife what’s going on? 😂

Wow, what an ice breaker for what is probably a serious discussion among these men! Hilarious! 😂

between the "I'm not a cat" and those expressions, i about lost it 😂🤣

This will forever be a classic

Wait, the guy in the in glasses wasn’t speaking to the lawyer this whole time?

@purrigami

8 ай бұрын

LOL I thought so too, only after the 10th watch I've noticed it was the blank page speaking.

Mr. Phillip's reaction when he says "I'm not a cat." LOL

Jerry L Phillips laughing and showing the screen to his colleague would be me 😂

Law students, when they talk about the importance of “remaining impartial,” this is what they really mean.

İ would've peed myself laughing.. how could'nt they???😂

This will NEVER stop being hilarious to me!

I KNEW the judge was laughing!! 😂

That was priceless! Thanks again

Yay! Thank you for releasing this clip! :3

If the judge would have allowed this, it could set a precedent, and our reality would now be seeing dugongs and horses going to prison for murder.

I loved the way the cat talked in the lawyers voice..😊😊

LOL ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂 The moving eyes remind me of "Monty Python" . Hilarious ❤❤❤❤❤

My all time favorite video! We needed a laugh around the time this video was first posted.

I have only just come across this follow on video. I have kept the original video on my playlist as it did indeed bring some joy in dark times and still makes me cry with laughter.

"I'm not a cat." "I can see that." Two liars, one stone. 😂

The 180 days of jail were definitely worth it.

@meridianx9020

8 ай бұрын

The internet salutes the guy who recorded this, and was willing to pay the price. A true hero!

Recording of this hearing or live stream is prohibited “ Well, thank you to whoever broke the law, because now we can enjoy this. 😂

One of the greatest moments in human history. No stages bS. Pure.

No panic in that room. If I were him, the laptop would be flying left and right, like I'm literally a scaredy panicky cat.

I like how the cat is mouthing what the Judge is saying on a slight delay due to the microphone and speaker combo the lawyer was using.

This is funnier than the cut off version... jesus, my sides are hurting

About two weeks later, during another case involving an actual cat, a similar 'filter' issue saw the cat appearing as a lawyer and making final arguments.

Defendant: “Can I get a new lawyer? I’m more of a dog person”

This video lives rent free in my head

HE DID IT!!! Now I can sleep better at night. Thanks for the upload 😊

Court cam of the year! 😂😂