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Judging By His Handwriting
Holier-than-thou jurist scrawls an illegible signature order

MARCH 14--It seems that there is a serious penmanship problem with lawyers filing documents in Mississippi's Eighth Circuit Court. So much so that the presiding judge there issued the below order warning attorneys that the court clerk would now reject pleadings and motions containing illegible signatures. The judicial order, filed February 3, will be enforced by clerks in four Mississippi counties: Leake, Neshoba, Newton, and Scott. Now here's the funny part: We defy you to make out the signature of the judge who issued the handwriting order
[order, with illegible signature, visible at http://www.streamload.com/KateGladstone/EL...r_Illegible.gif ]
Sure, some online searching may turn the guy's name up, but to TSG's naked eye, it seems the jurist is named "Micg Gl." Or perhaps "Smccg Ge." A beaming Judge Gl (or Ge) is pictured at right [on the website for the article]

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OK a question from the UK...

Why should a signature be legible? I think of a signatre as a stylised rendition of your name, unique and entire of itself and quite distinct from simply writing your name.

The judge perhaps ought to have printed his name under his signature so it is clear to all who signed the document.

And handwriting ought to be legible or it fails in one of its basic requirements - communication.

But signatures are, well, signatures.

Or am I missing something?

Chris

Well, the main problem appears to be that there were not ways to identify the signatures and they were unreadable. But of course, the other thing was how ironic it was that you could not identify the judges signature who issued the order. Otherwise, I suppose that, yeah, a signature is a signature.

It is a funny story, and an example of the pot calling the kettle black.

I agree with Chris. A signature is a signature; it doesn't have to be legible. I could understand a rule that required one to print ones name next to the signature if identification was an issue, but to insist on the form of one's signature seems silly.

Ray

When I fill out a form, I am usually asked for my signature; and also my name in block capitals, that is my name written in capital letters.