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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a case as a newbie prosecutor where I was prosecuting a domestic abuser and the defense counsel lied to the court, a newbie non-lawyer misdemeanor courts judge, who lapped up his lies like pablum (because she had long been enamored of him as a clerk of the higher court in that little jurisdiction) and issued a directed acquittal before my case went to the jury. She later in a roundabout way 'apologized' thus half ass acknowledging her error, but it still eats at me more than a decade later because I'd put on a great case, it was pretty obvious the jury was with the state, and it ended up with me questioning whether I wanted to continue in the practice of law and I still get very upset thinking of the victim who didn't get the justice she deserved.

Biggest gut punch in my journey as a lawyer was finding out how utterly crappy so many judges sitting on the bench in rural America are. I happened to have a penchant for rural life, but the justice system is pretty awful in a lot of small towns and medium cities depending on the state/commonwealth one resides in. So disillusioning.[/quote]

The only time I've ever cried at work was in a bathroom at lunch when I was at trial and opposing counsel had been allowing his client to perjure the hell out of himself to cover up what he'd done. I was enraged. Rage tears in the bathroom when I got a moment to myself. I'm pretty sure the judge knew the guy was lying through his teeth, and then he ruled in their favor based on the guy's testimony anyway. Very frustrating. FWIW, this was "rural America" -- or "medium city" at least -- as well. Fed judge though; you'd expect better ... but then ... you'd be disappointed. [/quote]

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