Independence of Representation in Court and Judicial Accountability in the United States: Judges as advocates for causes in their own courtr...





Independence of Representation in Court and Judicial Accountability in the United States: Judges as advocates for causes in their own courtr...: Here is a judge, a Kentucky judge Tim Philpot who could not abstain from using court proceedings in front of him to impose upon people his...

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