Did reversed judge exhibit judicial equivalent of poor sportsmanship?
“[Justice Norman] Douglas showed ‘alarmingly poor judgment’ when he used his written decisions as a vehicle for attacking a Superior Court judge who had overturned his ruling in a drunk driving case, said a four-member [Ontario J]udicial [C]ouncil panel. He also exhibited poor judgment when he emailed Crown attorneys, urging them to appeal that judge’s finding, it said…” The panel cleared the judge of wrongdoing but said his conduct went “very close to the line.” More (Toronto Star 03.08.2006). Comments. a) I’m reminded of a small-town barber — let’s call him “Ben” — who was run in by an attention-grabbing ambitious small-town prosecutor on an alcohol charge during the MN Prohibition era. He did the opposite of Justice Douglas. Instead of bad-mouthing his nemesis, he took his medicine without complaint. The prosecutor, later mayor — who eventually had troubles of his own — left him alone thereafter. Regardless of the results in a given election, “Ben” always would say to his regu
