NEWCASTLE District Court Judge Ralph Coolahan says The Herald columnist Jeff Corbett should stick to topics he knows something about after Mr Corbett's article yesterday on the broken-down air-conditioning at Newcastle Courthouse.
Mr Corbett labelled those who complained about the broken-down air-conditioning as "wimps" and "precious diddums".
Judge Coolahan said he didn't mind constructive criticism, but "I wonder if [Mr Corbett] regards Mr Moir [who fainted in the local court on Tuesday] . . . because of the stifling conditions as being a 'precious diddum'?
"I suggest that Mr Corbett talk about things that he knows something about," Judge Coolahan said.
The air-conditioning remains unrepaired.
Hearings from Court 5 yesterday were transferred to a room usually reserved for tribunal or divorce hearings while cases listed in Court 6 were also transferred to another courtroom.
The air-conditioning has not worked all week in the local courts nor in Judge Coolahan's chambers.
Solicitor Nicolas Moir fainted in Court 5 on Tuesday and was taken to hospital. He returned to the courthouse yesterday.
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