When the Judges are the Scariest Part of the Job

Last night during our "date night" my husband decided to tell me one of the reasons he loved our country. He decided to relay this information to me after I had imparted to him the details of my day. It was overall a rather good day and  in my world this warrants bright discussion and celebration. When I got to a rough patch involving some new jurists that had now entered the field of matrimonial law I explained that I was less than ecstatic with the thought of having to explain the entire world of matrimonial law each time I entered the chambers.
This is where my husband declared our country to be his beloved. You see he explained we need to give this kind of power to someone, and we the people decide who to give it to. Then if we are unhappy with how that power is used, we can take it away. This of course is a very rational and sound way of thinking about our system of government, however in terms of the judiciary branch it takes some time before we can change our minds about jurists.  A supreme court judge in our state serves a 14 year term.  That is an awful long time to be unhappy with the way a particular individual handles the power given to them.
Mulling this over he shook his head and declared that he agreed but asked about the alternatives as far as dealing with my situation.  Without blinking an eye I indicated that my adversary and I had reached an accord on this right away.....we would settle the case. As difficult as our clients were, the thought of putting them up on the stand to be judged in this forum was suicidal for us all. Now we just have to convince our clients that it is time to move on with their lives.