All Rise for the Honorable Judge

This is NOT one of my humor writes.

All Rise for the Honorable Judge

 

By Elton Camp

 

The state judge!  Sober and impartial is he

From undue influence he is so totally free

 

It is the public interest that he puts first

Because he can never, ever be coerced

 

At least, that’s the way we want it to be

But from politics, judge selection isn’t free

 

A state judge is usually picked by election

Those who give money may escape detection

 

Big business, into this process, does pour

Far more money than it ever did before

 

Judges into the courts they hope to pack

Who needed impartiality will come to lack

 

Judges usually can hear the cases though

Even of those who gave them lots of dough

 

If state judges are appointed, not elected

Some think better results can be expected

 

But a quick, easy solution isn’t very clear

For judicial fairness this creates great fear