JLS - my profound apologies if my post came across as arrogant. I like for the people who attend the court over which I have the privilege of presiding both to understand that the judge is a human with a sense of humor and to recognize that the court is an arm of the constitution and worthy of respect.
sionnsar - thank you for providing the caveat and recognizing the context.
Colonel, USAFR
You certainly don’t owe me an apology, jagusafr. You might owe yourself some introspection if you really aay or said what you claimed at the start of hearings. [I say “or said” as the r in your signon might indicate you are retired and thus no longer holding hearing perhaps.]
If you are holding hearing still and really do say what you claimed to say, you need to think very carefully if that is a reflection of your opinion. And you need to reflect whether you need to change your view.