What Is the Most Important Quality for a Judge to Have?

BurtWorm

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Sat Aug-23-03 03:41 AM
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Poll question: What Is the Most Important Quality for a Judge to Have?

In my humble opinion, the Chief Justice of Alabama is making a monument of his lack of qualifications to be a judge. He's also doing a major disservice to Christians who want to become judges.

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Clark Can WIN

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Sat Aug-23-03 04:25 AM
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1. how 'bout this

a sense of honor, instead of lusting after a place in history

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Sat Aug-23-03 04:39 AM
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2. Registered Democrat. I'm serious.

OK, there are a few Republican judges who have surprised me as they grew older and wiser, but why take a chance, and why wait?

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BurtWorm

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Sat Aug-23-03 04:53 AM
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3. That's a good one

but I bet you didn't vote for "impartiality." ;)

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Sat Aug-23-03 04:55 AM
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4. I want judges to be partial to the notion of equal opportunity

for all on an even playing field, with big, strong safety net.

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Sinistrous

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Sat Aug-23-03 09:16 AM
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5. No single attribute is more important than several others.

Being a good judge is as difficult a job as I can conceive of.

A judge must be highly intelligent to learn, know, and understand the law and the "mechanics" of its application. Judges must be objective and unbiased in applying the law to the cases brought before them. A judge must possess an unassailable honesty in all dealings, both inside and outside of the courtroom.

And, unlike Mr. Moore, a judge should be "within approximately 1.5 standard deviations of the norm for sanity". ((Source: my own fevered brain.)

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mandyky

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Sat Aug-23-03 09:17 AM
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6. Other - Dedication to upholding the Constitution and

the rule of law.

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redeye

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Sat Aug-23-03 11:54 AM
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7. Intelligence...

...although fairness and impartiality are also pretty important.

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