All rise: A state judge is adding a fun twist to the justice system by letting these Southwest Florida youngsters take over the bench and cross examine their parents.

The honorable Robert Branning is used to hearing pleas, but this time he’s presiding in a smaller court with smaller people than he’s used to.

The Lee County judge kept the robes but ditched the coffee for some apple juice on Saturday as he ruled in “Kids Kourt”.

“Lot of fun. The kids made some really good points,” said Branning.

Held by the Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, children got the chance to make their case with a real prosecutor.

“One request was just one day a year to be able to stay up late,” said a prosecutor.

And the defense? Well, it was their dads.

“I feel like I won but ev

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