In a small county, the judge and the district attorney have been good friends for many years. Is it OK for them still to take vacations and socialize together?
Samuel C. Stretton.
Becoming a judge does place restrictions to some extent on a judicial officer. Life can no longer be quite the same level of comradery with members of the bar that all had when they were on the same side of the bench. On the other hand, real close friends of a judge should be able to remain close friends. A judge like every other human being needs social contact and friendship and doesn’t need isolation totally. For a judge to be totally isolated from having any friends would not be the best thing for a judicial officer and certainly not good for justice in a courtroom.
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