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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 16, 2002

Hubris Destroys Judicial Careers

SAN FRANCISCO - Are judges, accustomed to sitting in judgment of others, loath to admit their own culpability when faced with charges of wrongdoing?

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Are judges, accustomed to sitting in judgment of others, loath to admit their own culpability when faced with charges of wrongdoing?
        Does the dreaded "black robe disease" render them too imperious to admit that fixing tickets, lying about their backgrounds or using sick lea...

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