THE ROBING ROOM

This judge is overrated a bit in terms of his intellect and skills, but competent. He is also, however, neither fair nor respectful -- he is a vicious human being towards litigants, attorneys, and court staff, and reportedly toward many of his own law clerks. I saw him talk to an elderly attorney, who was perfectly respectful and trying to do his job, like the poor man was a slave; I've been around courts for over twenty years and have never seen someone who takes such visible glee in humiliating people over whom he has power. It was a serious error in judgment to give this man judicial power. He appears to be biased in favor of the prosecution, and the government generally. He is decent at habeas corpus, but cursory and lazy in social security disability cases.