Wake Superior Court Judge Howard "Howdy" Manning Jr. might want to check if tape is rolling next time he plays a joke while walking by a television news reporter doing a live shot outside the courthouse doors.
Manning, a past N&O Tar Heel of the Year recognized for his judicial oversight of the state's school districts to ensure that school children around the state are afforded a sound education, was filmed and broadcast doing what looked like a wave, dance or brief jig Tuesday on the Wake County courthouse steps. WRAL reporter Amanda Lamb had just started her somber report on the murder trial of a Garner mother accused of killing her 19-month-old son. Manning is not the judge presiding in the trial.
To check out the video, go to WRAL's link here and wait until Lamb starts giving her report.
