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Rebuttal

51: The "I'm From Alabama" Defense

Rebuttal

Rebmasel

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🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “You’ve got an impressive slate of candidates,” Brian Manookian said to a panel considering applications for a Tennessee Supreme Court seat. “Judge [Kelvin] Jones is not one of them.” Why? Check his backyard. And his divorce transcripts. Reb reminds you to keep your mouth shut in Jones v. Jones (Ten. Ct. App. 2022). REBUTTAL POD MERCH IS LIVE!: ⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠ *** ⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro / Important Lesson 1:01 - CASE BEGINS 4:23 - The "that was bonkers" protocol 7:59 - *60 or so pages later* 10:03 - JUDGE JONES HAS A PROFESSIONAL HATER 10:50 - WWJJAD (What would Judge Jones allegedly do) (A lot) 11:30 - LIST OF (ALLEGED) CRIMES 17:33 - Judge Jones wants a promotion. Naturally. 21:30 - DON'T THROW STONES IN A HOUSE OF GLASS 23:26 - Professional hater is disbarred 27:33 - REB'S REBUTTAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the rebuttal podcast where we break down case law, comedy,

0:04.8

and of course, chaos in the legal field. I am your host, Reb Maisel, and today we learn the very

0:10.2

important legal lesson that really only the smartest people in this field know, but I am going to

0:16.3

share with you to make sure that you guys are smarter than a Tennessee judge.

0:22.2

I know.

0:22.9

Crazy.

0:23.7

What you say in a divorce proceeding, specifically when you are testifying under oath

0:29.3

in a deposition, in a divorce proceeding, can and will be used against you in literally

0:34.2

every other aspect of your life, including in a judicial election, an appointment,

0:39.6

if you will, to the Supreme Court of your state. I know, write this down, take notes. I'm sure

0:46.1

it will totally, absolutely apply to y'all who are in the quest for your judgeship, for your

0:52.1

judicial appointment, for your tenure, for your run, okay? Tell your

0:55.9

friends. Let's get into Nashville judge Kelvin Jones. Warning, this case has layers to it, okay? Layers,

1:05.8

meaning the hero of this story, who I'm about to quote, isn't actually a hero in real life, right?

1:13.7

They're only a hero for purposes of this niche situation.

1:16.2

And then you Google them and find out, oh, they were disbarred.

1:20.0

We'll get to it.

1:20.8

Okay.

1:23.5

Lawyers, let's clean it up.

1:25.1

Let's tighten it up.

1:26.2

All right.

1:26.5

Lawyers and judges, let's tighten it up a bit.

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