tough judge. there was an amazing story in the early 2000s where there was a huge backlog of cases because so many defendants requested not to have this judge, that it died up the entire legal system and there was good reason for that. he s only major high profile case was overturned by the state court of appeals. there was a case very recently just within the last year or two involving retail theft in which he was accused by an appeals court of public shaming the person who was found guilty in the case because his order said if she were to go into a store again, she would have to identify herself to the management as somebody who has been convicted previously of retail theft. even back in the 80s, he was making headlines for requiring sex workers to get aids test. he s an impulsive headline grabbing judge and this is a case the entire nation is watching this case. we re all on edge about an