Re: 15 - the judge has no standing because standing is something that the parties have (in this case).
I know I’m abusing the concept of “standing” in approximately the judgie-poo is abusing the constitution: Making a mockery of the whole point of it.
Corrected: I know I’m abusing the concept of “standing” in approximately the same way that the judgie-poo is abusing the nature of constitution: Making a mockery of the whole point of it.