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Joe Amendola

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The Resume

    (1948- )
    Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Defense attorney in football coach Jerry Sandusky's child molestation trial (2012)
    Nicknamed 'Lawyerin' Joe'

Why he might be annoying:

    When he was 49, he impregnated his 16-year-old client whom he was representing in an emancipation case.
    He said he would trust Sandusky to supervise his own children.
    He let Sandusky talk to Bob Costas on NBC in an interview that possibly incriminated Sandusky even further.
    He threw a party for reporters, one of whom got pulled over afterwords for DUI.
    He used the Sandusky trial for self-promotion and cracking ill-timed and inappropriate jokes.
    He compared the Sandusky trial to a soap opera. When asked which one, he replied 'General Hospital.' Then he corrected himself and gave the even worse answer, 'All My Children.'
    Right after Sandusky was found guilty and CNN approached him for an interview with Anderson Cooper, he asked if the interviewer was 'somebody cute.'
    He tried to withdraw from the case before the trial started.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He grew up with an alcoholic mother who died when he was 13, which forced him to raise his siblings by himself.
    He eventually married the girl he impregnated.
    Before the Sandusky trial, he had a strong reputation for cutting deals for his clients.
    He was willing to take on a difficult case where evidence and public opinion was highly stacked against his client.
    He felt the prosecution didn't give him the proper time to prepare an effective defense for Sandusky.
    Due to his perceived incompetence, maybe it was a good thing it was he and not Jose Baez who represented Jerry Sandusky.

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 65 Votes: 50.77% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 92 Votes: 54.35% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 191 Votes: 82.20% Annoying