Judge admits to drawing penis on computer before showing court guests the middle finger
Retiring judge Neil Ford went out with a bang after revealing he once doddled a 'very large phallus' on court computer system
A JUDGE has confessed he once drew a penis on a court computer system.
Neil Ford QC said his doodle of a “very large phallus” was sent to all staff on the network.
His prank led to all his colleagues having their computer pens confiscated.
The judge, 63, made the admission as he retired as Recorder of Bristol.
He also told of filling an associate’s bag with mini bottles of gin as they played a rude version of hangman on a train.
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And for a final hurrah he showed guests at Bristol crown court his ‘out of office’ message - a fist with middle finger raised.
He revealed that he had a countdown clock on his phone tracking the days left until his retirement, and he has seen a psychologist to help deal with the “sense of loss”.
Neil Ford QC told the court room how he plans to ski, fish and travel in his spare time and has even signed up for a photography course will a fellow retired judge.