(I am under the impression that court clerk offices and staff are shared between judges.)
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Understand. That may well be the case, but its incumbent on the judge in a high profile case like this to make damn sure everything is done right and to avoid errors at all costs. Some things just require extra management attention. She should know that.
I once worked in a very large project that was under intense scrutiny. The project manager frequently reminded us to perform at an exemplary level. What was left unsaid wasn’t necessary to say.
I understand your points. It may be more difficult for noreika to impose her will on the clerks in a matrix management civil servant situation. These guys punch in at 9, punch out at 5, and maybe even take a 90 minute lunch hour. They don’t answer to a particular judge.
This being Delaware, they are perhaps already geared towards the white collar corporate criminal elements, and perhaps Hunter is just one of many “friends” that they “help” when the need arises.
The kids need college, the beach house and the summer Europe vacation needs to be paid for, etc.
Norieka is in a rough spot. If she leans too hard on the court clerk staff, she alienated them and also some or all of her peer judges in that courthouse. This is a side effect of evil— it begets more evil. Every time someone overreaches, the remaining honest people get squeezed a little bit more.