Your lucky,obviously you have never been to court.
More importantly, what about a judge that doesn't follow the law?
What law would that be?
Obviously, you are wrong, but my court attendence has nothing to do with it. If you're trying to make a point that normal procedure would dictate something then you've missed the point of the story that this was not the behavior expected from the judge. It's the judge that's at issue here, not the defendent.
What law would that be?
Oh I don't know. Maybe the one they talk about in the story.