Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 14, 2019
The problem with bad judges
We have to worry about the consequences of putting bad federal judges on the bench. Unless the judiciary itself decides to adopt a more mature, less clubby attitude, we’re looking at the end of law as we know it. Trump will be responsible, but so too will the judiciary itself.
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.
We have to worry about the consequences of putting bad federal judges on the bench. Unless the judiciary itself decides to adopt a more mature, less clubby attitude, we're looking at the end of law as we know it. Trump will be responsible, but so too will the judiciary itself.
What is a bad judge? There seem to be two basic types, judges who flaunt the law themselves in their personal dealings and judges who in their judging think th...
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