"Texas attorney Rod Ponton — who went viral Tuesday when he appeared as an adorable kitten in a Zoom court hearing — has a record of controversy as a Texas county prosecutor.
Ponton served as Brewster County District Attorney from 2013 to 2016."
https://www.insider.com/zoom-cat-lawyer-rod-ponton-prosecutor-texas-2021-2
"During a virtual court proceeding on Tuesday in the 394th Judicial District Court in Brewster County, Texas, attorney Rod Ponton logged on to the meeting with a cat filter emblazoned across his screen."
https://abc7.com/zoom-cat-filter-judge-attorney-in-texas-live-stream-rod-ponton/10324229/
"Your honor, we now have irrefutable proof that attorney Rod Ponton is not a cat"
https://www.today.com/popculture/meet-cat-lawyer-rod-ponton-who-went-viral-after-zoom-t208597
"Presidio County Attorney Rod Ponton accidentally appeared as a cat during a Zoom court hearing due to a filter on his computer."
Meet Rod ‘I’m Not a Cat’ Ponton, the Texas Attorney at Paw Whose Filter Mishap Went Viral
https://eurweb.com/2021/02/10/meet-rod-im-not-a-cat-ponton-the-texas-attorney-at-paw-whose-filter-mishap-went-viral/