Externing at the Family Court this summer was an interesting experience from beginning to end. One of the matters heard before my judge was a child custody dispute between Sharon Stone and her ex-husband, Phil Bronstein. As you might imagine, as four US Weekly-devouring externs in our early twenties, all of us were quite tickled to think that Ms. Stone herself would actually be making an appearance in court. Until - on three separate occasions - the matter was dealt with by conference call, and we all shuffled out of court rather disappointed.
Well, Kathleen and I went to Family Court last week to meet the new Fall externs and say hello to the judge and the staff attorneys, and the court reporter came out of her office brimming with delight and said "Guess who'll be here for two whole weeks? Sharon Stone!" While talking with the judge, she invited us out to lunch last Friday and said that we should come and observe the Stone-Bronstein matter beforehand!
It's silly, but Kathleen and I were so excited and nervous on Friday morning as we made our way to the courthouse from school! We arrived about 11 am and sat in the courtroom watching the matter. Then the attorneys needed to take a short recess. Sharon Stone walked right over to us and said "Hi, I'm Sharon Stone. Nice to meet you. Are you with [my attorney]?" We shook hands and explained that we'd worked for the judge over the summer and had a chat. With Sharon Stone. Who thought that we were already practicing lawyers! She was calm, soft-spoken, and extremely polite, and seemed to realize that we were completely bowled over with getting to meet her! And then she breezed gracefully out of the courtroom, and came back again, and we observed for awhile longer and then the judge adjourned the hearing so everyone could have lunch.
It was nice to - just briefly - get to interact with someone whom one normally sees only in magazines or on E! News, and the judge didn't mind that we were a little starstruck...
The lovely Ms. Stone:
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SO jealous!
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