The same is true of ceremonies like this in which the speakers are most certainly not under oath. Dr. Johnson has his uses, but a more modest authority gives us the more pertinent insight. I refer to the Hall of Fame catcher, Yogi Berra. On the occasion of a tribute early in his major league career in his hometown of …
I'll rise. Oye, oye, oye, the judges of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Sitting in Ceremonial Session, the Honorable Elvin W. Thompson, Chief Judge, presiding. All persons have in business before this session of United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Drawn Year. Give your attention and you shall be heard. God save …