There is no such animal. Most judges were former defense attorneys who could care less if their clients actually murdered or molested children. They care not for the process, only that their client is let off, and unfortunately, a lib judge will see Frankenstein as a client ergo, he will be the next senator from the formerly great Gopher State.
I believe that Coleman may be tougher than a lot of members of the GOP that we have seen. It is an adversary system and if he shows solid leadership, has good lawyers and can compel the governor to show some backbone he may win.
Judges get appointed for many reasons. Many, for example, are lawyers from good firms who don’t find them that helpful in the practice and so want to place them on the bench to have an ally there.
It would be interesting to get bios on these particular judges.