A Brazilian judge has won the right to be called 'Your Excellency' or 'Your Honour' - even outside court.
Judge Antonio Marreiro, from Rio de Janeiro, went to court and won his case, reports Terra Noticias Populares.
It means that his neighbours in his apartment block can address him only by the formal titles - or risk a court fine.
However, Judge Marreiro's request has shocked the president of the Brazilian Lawyer's Order.
President Octavio Augusto Brandao Gomes said he found the judge's request "totally insane".
He said: "We are all human beings. No one in this life is better than the other just because they have a title.
"When I see absurd requests like this winning in court I wonder if people like this judge do not have anything better to think about or to accomplish!"
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Date: 2004-11-23 06:18 am (UTC)Judge Antonio Marreiro, from Rio de Janeiro, went to court and won his case, reports Terra Noticias Populares.
It means that his neighbours in his apartment block can address him only by the formal titles - or risk a court fine.
However, Judge Marreiro's request has shocked the president of the Brazilian Lawyer's Order.
President Octavio Augusto Brandao Gomes said he found the judge's request "totally insane".
He said: "We are all human beings. No one in this life is better than the other just because they have a title.
"When I see absurd requests like this winning in court I wonder if people like this judge do not have anything better to think about or to accomplish!"