[BenLurkin]

A judge — any judge — is just a lawyer with too much power.

[Ken522]

Good point - a judge is by training a lawyer. I always thought lawyers were supposed to study language and logic, but it’s obvious this fool failed both.

[Prokopton]

A judge — any judge — is just a lawyer with too much power.

Many states have appointed judges who, no matter what the "selection committees" claim, are not appointed for their excellence. Indeed, because of the comparatively low pay and a job that is primarily as a bureaucrat, few top lawyers ever aspire to become a state court judge.

[JamesP81]

A judge — any judge — is just a lawyer with too much power.

Yep. I include judges in my favorite perjorative term, "government lawyers."