judge

Let's assume judges are intelligent, rational people. And I really do. Do they always agree, on a personal level, with the legal decisions they need to make? Or is their conscious sometimes popping up? What do they do in such cases? There are examples of judges who are openly in favour of legalization of cannabis. But in most cases they only speak out after retirement, like Superior Court Judge James P. Gray. Very good job they do this, but that could have been done a lot earlier of course. That's why I get so happy when I read about a judge who complains while he's on the job.