▁court ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁test ify , ▁officers ▁with ▁hand c uff s ▁and ▁guns ▁are ▁very ▁helpful ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Sun sh ine ▁in ▁the ▁Court room ▁Act ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁tele vised ▁ ▁Category : Leg al ▁eth ics ▁Category : Tri als ▁Category : Media ▁law <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁Thomas ▁M ets ger ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Oregon ▁State ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁nominated ▁Rick ▁M ets ger ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Cred it ▁Union ▁Administration ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁confirmed ▁Mr . ▁M ets ger ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁office ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁nin th ▁NC U A ▁Board ▁Chair man ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁through ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁political ▁career , ▁M ets ger ▁was ▁a ▁sport sc aster , ▁teacher , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁a ▁credit ▁union ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the