judicial restraint

Virginia criminal lawyer on a humane criminal justice system. Judicial compassion is too lacking for too many judges, even for plenty who start out seeing their judgeship as an ideal role. When glimpsing the sleeve of his or her black robes, a judge hopefully will...

I am cognizant about judges' tough jobs, while also knowing that judges need to know about the above realities of their jobs before accepting the job as a judge. Some judges take the job with a paycut, truly wanting to serve. Others take the job...