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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 20, 2023

JUDGING BAD GUYS. Part III: The effect on “the law”

If Good Guy/Bad Guy affects how judges decide cases, they should talk about it – and allow the rest of us to watch the debate, critique various positions, and use the info to advise our clients.

Myron Moskovitz

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Moskovitz Appellate Team

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Piedmont , CA 94611-3823

Phone: (510) 384-0354

Email: myronmoskovitz@gmail.com

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Part I of this series described my shocking post-law school discovery that, in the real world, judges do not always do what my law profs said they do - find the facts, apply the law, and bingo, out pops the ruling. Sometimes, judges bend or even ignore this process to stick it to a party they see as a Bad Guy.

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