‘I am not a cat’: Texas lawyer goes viral after appearing with cat filter before judge on Zoom

A Texas lawyer accidentally left a kitten filter on during a video conference call with a judge in the latest viral Zoom mishap.

Lawyer Rod Ponton accidentally left a kitten filter on during the call with Judge Roy Ferguson and was unable to turn off the filter setting.

Footage from the Zoom court hearing shows the Judge and other attendees patiently wait for Mr Ponton to right the mishap, with the laywer insisting: "I'm here live. I'm a not a cat."

“I believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings,” says Judge Ferguson of Texas’s 394th judicial district.

[pattiaustin]

I will forever be grateful to that attorney for making me laugh more in the past day than I have in recent memory. “I am not a cat” just kills me 😂

[aggiebandana]

The best thing is that his voice is matching the image so well.

[DavidBrackett]

Turned into a cat, still tried to do his job. My kind of Lawyer

[lunetelalune]

No one is making fun of the lawyer. We all think it is a super adorable accident.

[neosquirrel]

Protip: when facing serious charges, turn on your sad kitten filter at virtual hearings. It might just help sway sympathy for you.

[ianhorsley]

I think Rod Ponton's client list as a lawyer will have risen ten fold in the past two days, I wish him every success

[barbarabender]

I loved this. Made me laugh so hard. Not just the guy with the filter, but the guy above him and his reaction to I'm not a cat. LOL

[prairielandelectriccoopera]

I love the guy who puts on his glasses to get a better look. This cracks me up no matter how many times I watch it.

[chegadesuade]

"I'm prepared to go live, and I'm not a cat." Oh thanks for clearing that up esquire.

[notoriousbig]

This is by far the happiest I've been since 2020. Thanks man.

[radman]

Hats off to Ron for bringing the world a bit of laughter. "I'm not a cat!" 😹🤣😂😻😹

[gmunden]

"uhh...Can you hear me, Judge?" He sounds so pitiful. LOL

[oldtinbox]

He claims he's not a cat but then why would he have to say that

[tjchill]

This guy should give up law and do animal voice over acting! This is pant wettingly funny! 😹😹😹

[derricklangford]

The guy in the top right hand corner, trying to keep his composer 😹

[Chuck_Nrris]

I am 100% sure that his secretary did this to him as a prank.

[anniemc]

I think that’s adorable!! I wouldn’t want him to be pleading for my stay of execution though....or...🤔😄

[TonyHusted]

The number one filter on Zoom for the next week, CAT!

[jaeger-sammler]

What does the cat say!!!?

"I'M NOT A CAT"

[abet]

Trump:get me that cat lawyer for my impeachment trial.