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Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 25, 2008

Ill-Tempered Judges Should Treat Their Fellow Lawyers With Respect

Forum Column - By William Domnarski - Lawyers have little legal recourse when faced with ill-tempered judges but should insist on being treated with respect.

William Domnarski

Email: domnarski@gmail.com

William Domnarski is a Southland mediator and practitioner. His latest book is "Richard Posner," published by Oxford University Press in 2016.

FORUM COLUMN

By William Domnarski
This article appears on Page 6.

      What's to be done about ill-tempered judges? They are the judges who are rude, imperious and abusive, who are prone to tirades and enjoy knocking lawyers around for the sport of it. We hear about them and sometimes get stung by one, forced to stand there and be humiliated - to take it.
      Federal judges face little accountabili...

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