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I’m less willing to defend the bail increase than the contempt ruling. However, I would say if you’ve watched the whole video it’s pretty clear he’s trying to humor her and she has no respect for the process. A result of that can be, after a flippant “adios,” he decided her lack of respect for the process might indicate she has no plans to show up for arraignment and trial. So she gets a bail increase. If she has no priors, her bondsman is now charging $1,000 instead of $500.

However, I would say if you’ve watched the whole video it’s pretty clear he’s trying to humor her and she has no respect for the process.

He's trying to humor her? All she is doing, up until the point where he doubles her bail, is giggling. Nothing else. She says nothing disrespectful. The judge is the first to get flippant when he says "bye-bye" and waves at her like she's a school child. So she replies "adios" and WHAM it's $5,000 more, please. THAT'S when she gets pissed off (and you can see her demeanor change instantly). In essence, the judge was the first to get belligerent. If anyone is going to argue that it should be contempt of court to giggle nervously (especially when you're a bubble-headed 18-year-old girl), then that person is nothing but a blatant statist. The girl co-operated and did not show hostility or resistance to the process. She only giggled. If the judge were to justify his BS move by saying "She didn't take me seriously so she must be a greater flight risk", he would be telling a lie that only those in law would believe.

Also, it is quite obvious that the girl is NOT actually in the courtroom, but seeing this on video feed. Why wouldn't she giggle when getting interrogated by Max Headroom?