Somebody put a price on the federal bankruptcy judge.
Federal judges get to become judges based on their temperament.
Judicial temperament, in my opinion, starts with being a Goody Two Shoes from a very early age. They don't do anything wrong, at least in public, from childhood. Bad boyz and girlz don't get appointed to the judiciary. Maybe elected, but federal judges are not elected, they are appointed.
They also think they are just a little bit better than other people. Which may be true, but most people don't want to sit in judgment of other people.
They also must have good connections pulling for them against all the other candidates.
But most important, they must be able to control their emotions. Nobody wants a loose cannon on the bench. Civility is key. Patience is a sine qua non.
As for the salary, it's below average for a tall building lawyer, but there are benefits. Federal benefits are pretty cush.
Being intelligent is just the base line. If brains was all it took, I'd be a judge. I've known a lot of lawyers who have gone on to the bench, and it's not for me. I can't be good all the time. I'd lose patience and have to get a very long handled gavel so I could knock people on the head from the bench.
Sitting in court, listening to ridiculousness, I can't stop myself from rolling my eyes and scoffing under my breath.
"Bailiff, bring me that man, that I may smite him!" That would be me on the bench. |
