I m not a cat says lawyer during Zoom filter mishap

When Judge Roy Ferguson opened up Tuesday s virtual proceedings of the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas on Zoom, he was not expecting to see two lawyers and a kitten. The blueeyed cat in the bottom right corner was actually county attorney Rod Ponton, covered by a filter. Ponton said his assistant was trying to fix the settings, saying I m here live, I m not a cat. As the video went viral on social media, Ferguson wrote in a tweet: IMPORTANT ZOOM TIP: If a child used your computer, before you join a virtual hearing check the Zoom Video Options to be sure filters are Ponton told Reuters that he was not sure how the filter got there. If it s gone out and it s gone viral, let it go. You just have to roll with it, he said, adding, I hope everybody can get a little chuckle at my expense For more info, please go to Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: Like Global News on Facebook HERE: Follow Global News on