My feeling too. I don’t know why this judge us still on the bench.
She's retired. And as I noted in my post #43, I'm guessing she has bribe money stashed away somewhere. No other reason for her decision makes sense. It would be interesting if that were really so, and the kid blurts it out in hopes for a reduced sentence.
She isn't.
The judge is NOT on the bench anymore. She retired soon after she let this little SOB get away with 4 murders.