Posted by Member, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 18, 2012 at 10:47 am

The judicial system has been rigged for years. Last year, I needed to accomplish something regarding a living trust estate. When I started everyone indicated I could accomplish the task without hiring an attorney. When I started to examine the simple task the time consumption was terrilbe. In the end, I had to hire an attoreny who took one hour and billed me nearly $500. For the attorney the task was simple, for the lay person the task would have taken hours. When the two new judges are appointed, I'm sure the same system will be in place. Let's face it, the legal profession is going to help lawyers soak us for high priced simple work. In the end, the same expensive system will be in place for the consumers. We will have little choice but to pay the terrible fees of $200-500 an hour.

Posted by Arch Conservative, a resident of Menlo Park, on Jun 18, 2012 at 11:28 am

Way too many lawyers and way too many judges.

Should follow Shakespeare's statements in Henry VI.

Life would become much simpler and easier.

Posted by Buffaloed Bilious, a resident of another community, on Jun 18, 2012 at 3:39 pm

When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws.

Posted by Debbie Cauble, a resident of another community, on Jun 21, 2012 at 8:09 pm

This was a great article until the writer felt compelled to mention shopping. Seriously? Would you have mentioned that in an article about two qualified male appointees to the Superior Court? To be sure I am not overly sensitive I discussed this with the diverse group of women in my book club. All agreed after reading the article that the shopping reference was silly, sexist, and detracted from what otherwise was a good bit of reporting.

Congratulations to these two excellent additions to the Superior Court bench.