‘I’m not a cat’: Zoom mishap makes lawyer look like a feline in virtual court hearing [Watch]

A livestream of a virtual court proceeding in Texas took an “appawling” turn when a lawyer appeared as a cat on screen.

A West Texas judge has a word of caution to those attending court hearings via Zoom: Always check for filters before logging on.

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Judge Roy Ferguson’s warning comes after an attorney accidentally joined a Tuesday video conference of a civil forfeiture court hearing while using a Zoom filter that made him appear like a fluffy white kitten.

The small, white kitten looked sad with its concerned eyes darting back and forth. The kitten opened its mouth to speak.

“Mr. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings,” the judge said.

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“Can you hear me judge?” Ponton said, appearing in the cat filter.

“I’m here, live, I’m not a cat,” he said a few seconds later.

“I can see that,” replied Ferguson, whose district covers five counties in West Texas, including the town of Marfa from which Ponton was calling.

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The short video clip, which was shared online by Ferguson, ends with others coaching the attorney on how to remove the cat filter.

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