THE ROBING ROOM

I am very sad to see Judge take senior status. I have watched the years of handling a very heavy criminal docket drain the life out of this man. He is short with counsel because he has a brilliant mind-his patience manifests itself in his opinions which stretch the envelope of intellectual thought. He is truly respected by his colleagues on the bench and who have cases before him. One is lucky to draw him as the Judge assigned to cases both civil and criminal. His compassion more than compensates for the elitism displayed on and off the bench. This judge is owed a great debt of gratitude having mastered the trait of compassion. It is easy for an advocate to take adverse rulings from Judge Kazen-at least for this advocate