THE ROBING ROOM

Some years ago I had a case before Judge Smith in which she conducted an evidentiary hearing on a pretrial motion. After 3 hours of testimony, she immediately simply read her opinion into the record, complete with citations. It was obvious that she had made up her mind before the first witness was sworn, and that her opnion had been drafted for her the night before. Win or lose, it was a disgrace that the evidence didn't matter to her decision. She has no patience, and her judicial temperapment is non-exisitent.