Judge Simon James had the last word (Picture: SWNS)

A man screamed ‘who are you to tell me what to do?’ at a judge – so the judge jailed him.

Jordan Wills will spend two weeks behind bars after judge Simon James refused to accept his apology for the angry tirade at Canterbury Crown Court.

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The 22-year-old called the judge a ‘prick’ when he appeared in the dock for an unrelated matter, before starting a tussle with security.

When Judge James asked the defendant not to use obscene language, Wills replied: ‘Who are you to tell me what to do?’


Wills, from Dover, Kent, has now been jailed for two weeks for contempt of court.

Jordan Wills’ fiery outburst happened at Canterbury Crown Court (Picture: PA)

After the outburst, he was removed from the court, but tried to burst back into the room to shout ‘I love you’ to his girlfriend.



His lawyer James Ross said Wills had misunderstood what was happening in court and allowed his emotions to take over, adding that ‘it tipped him over the edge’.

Judge James said: ‘Your conduct was wholly unjustified and completely unacceptable.’

He added: ‘You asked me ‘who are you to tell me what to do?’

‘Well I am the judge and I am tasked with maintaining the dignity in courts.

‘I accept your apology but I need to make it clear to you and others that such behaviour is not going to be tolerated.’