. I told him that I wanted to hire my own attorney and he said that I can hire my own attorney if I want but I would be better off with the court appointed attorney that I was given to sit back down.and also he said that if I took my case to try out that he would fit my bond so high that I couldn't afford to get out so it was either go back to jail or take the plea. Swear to God. Also is an attorney and the judge. And he has no public restrooms. The sun on his door says James Brown Reed attorney at law no public restrooms and that's it.