Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

Now, I don't have time to preside over a deposition at this late date. And I know that you respect that. You're experienced counsel and you know that. I do know from my private practice experience that I was extremely loathed to get a judge on the telephone in mid-deposition. That could be one of the most unhappy experiences that a lawyer would have.

Hypothesis: The judge speaking was a private lawyer for 20 years
It's impossible to say