Judge-a-Palooza
The job of Multnomah County circuit court judge must not be too bad, considering how many lawyers are jockeying for open seats on that bench. No clients to answer to, no timesheets, things never get more complicated than you let them get, and everybody obeys your orders. It sounds like being a law professor, only with better pay.
On Saturday, the mailman dropped off some more election porn in connection with those races. There's a Ph.D. thesis in sociology somewhere in here.
My picks in the races for the contested seats are here.
With the lawn signs in the hood, it's clear that nobody is voting based on competency and judicial record, it's all about EQUITY and FEELINGS- cue one of the cheesiest lounge songs ever. Nothing but...
ReplyDeleteLoved our senator from New York's "endorsement," a classic of doublespeak. Could be said about every member of the Machine.
ReplyDeleteJudges are kinda like journalists. There was a time when people respected their profession.
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