Overview

• During oral arguments in People v Delgado on June 21, Assistant Attorney General William Kozeliski inadvertently addressed Judge Elizabeth L. Harris as “honey” before stopping himself.
• Footage shows Kozeliski immediately apologizing on the spot, saying “Oh, my… I’m sorry. I don’t know what to say to that.”
• Judge Terry Fox, seated nearby, struggled to suppress laughter before quickly regaining her composure.
• The livestreamed hearing has garnered more than three million views on social media since going viral on June 24.
• Online commentators are divided between calling the incident an “honest mistake” and arguing it reveals underlying gender bias.