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Book SynopsisHear about the judge who got busted for selling crack? What about the judge who released from jail a felon who then promptly killed a rookie cop? Or the one who ordered a prison to supply its inmates with hot pots?In Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption, and Incompetence on the Bench , investigative reporter Max Boot documents dozens of stories like these as he blows the whistle on the least publicized, the most destructive, branch of the government,the compelling statistics to support his belief that judges have greatly damaged both the criminal and civil justice systems.Boot criticizes well-known judges like Lance Ito, who presided over the O.J. Simpson follies, and Harold Baer, the New York judge who initially decided to exclude from evidence eighty pounds of drugs because he found nothing unusual about a courier fleeing from the cops. He reveals judges who have taken advantage of their office not only for personal gain, but also to gain greater political power.The juristocracy, a
Table of Contents* Introduction * The Injudicious Judiciary: Judges Who Are Incompetent and Out of Control * Perverse Failures: Judges Who Dont Put Criminals Where They Belong * Criminal Exoneration: Judges Who Let Lawbreakers off the Hook * Juristocracy: The Unelected Legislature * Juristocracy II: Government by Decree * The Civil Injustice System: Judges Who Allow Outrageous Liability Awards * Justice for Rent: Judges Who Are Ethically Challenged * Dethroning the Juristocracy: How to Deal with Judges Who Are Too Activistand with Those Not Activist Enough
