Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 2, 2016
Take a judge, leave a judge
Enormous judgeship shortfalls exist throughout the state and all to the public's detriment. Redistributing judgeships is a zero net sum result. Some believe reallocating judgeships is akin to rearranging the chairs on the deck of the RMS Titanic. By Brian McCabe
During the 17th century, Thomas Hobson, a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England became famous for giving a "choice" to customers hiring one of his 40 horses. They were required to "choose" a horse he selected - or no horse at all. Many of us first encountered the Hobson's choice phenomenon during Socratic inquisitions in our first year law school classes. So those of us involved in the statewide administration of justice quickl...
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