....are they anything like the house elves found in the Harry Potter series?
Instead of law clerks, for instance, a Philippine trial court judge sought counsel from "three elves only he could see" in, I assume, rendering his legal decisions. Who knows if Judge Florentino V. Floro, Jr., used the elves for guidance in other aspects of his life.
Links: Wall Street Journal article, Sept. 17, 2007 (may later require a subscription)
ABA Journal article, Sept. 17, 2007
