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426. System justification

By Joel Jacobsen

Every state has a judicial standards commission of one sort or another.  It's easy for people like to stand on the outside and criticize them with the benefit of hindsight, but the fact is that many hard choices have to be made, priorities established, resources wisely utilized, and cliches recited.  For example, take a look at the dilemma facing the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board.  It had before it allegations against three judges from Luzerne County, and limited resources.  Which complaint or complaints should it investigate? Allegations against one judge were that she (significant pronoun) was "'impatient, undignified and discourteous' to her staff, created a tense atmosphere in her chambers, badgered witnesses and attorneys and arrived late to court sessions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Judging Crimes on February 12, 2010 (boomark / email).