All Rise For the Honorable Judge

All Rise for the Honorable Judge By Elton Camp The state judge! Sober and impartial is he From undue influence he is so totally free It is the public interest that he puts first Because he can never, ever be coerced At least, that’s the way we want it to be But from politics, judge selection isn’t free A state judge is usually picked by election Those who give money may escape detection Big business, into this process, does pour Far more money than it ever did before Judges into the courts they hope to pack Who needed impartiality will come to lack Judges usually can hear the cases though Even of those who gave them lots of dough If state judges are appointed, not elected Some think better results can be expected But a quick, easy solution isn’t very clear For judicial fairness this creates great fear