Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment... not authority.
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.
Judges should interpret the law, not make it.
A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to the rule of law.
I don't have any respect for judges who arrive at the result first, and then try to figure out some way they can bend the law to reach their particular predilections.
A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge... stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands.
Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy.
For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.
Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment.
Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.