Remember that judges are elected officials. Even at the Federal level, those judges are ‘elected’ by the 100 members (voters) in the U.S. Senate. The judges work for us, although we are the ones who stand up whenever he/she/they enter the courtroom.
Although we stand, we do not kneel, we do not bow nor do we genuflect.
I respect the system, but I don’t worship the system. We live in a Republic, not a barn yard; we are citizens, not livestock. So join me in always keeping a healthy degree of skepticism about judges, the justice system and the power structures within government, religion, education and media.
I also recall the wise words of the late James Hippard, a civil procedure professor at UH, for whom UHLC’s mock trial competition is named: “Never, never, never, never, never trust the judge.”
Amen and rest in peace, Prof. Hippard.