Demon power issues. One suspects that the devil has been cast down and his princes are occupying the bodies of gov't leaders and judges in high places. That judge is not normal.
Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
This case reminds me of a couple classic articles by Claire Wolfe about 4-5 years ago where she wrote that there were so many laws on the books that they can get anyone for almost anything if they want to do so, including little old ladies "taking one prescription pill out of its drugstore bottle and carrying it around in a different container. (Just think of all those dangerous, blue-haired old lady felons lurking in your neighborhood with pills stashed in daily-dose containers from their local Wal-Mart!) Source*