The presiding judge, Barbara Rodriguez Mundell, has defended them as important to overcome participants' language and cultural difficulties.

The judges here reflexively defended judging in the United States.

Police work's about order, he said, while judges defend justice.

If he had, the judge could have defended himself, responded to Starr's contentions, set the matter for a hearing and made a record.

Having failed to form a political caretaker government and feeling that judges "can't defend themselves" he opted for a military cabinet.

During the dinner break, the judge, who also worked as a criminal justice aide in both the Dinkins and Giuliani administrations, defended the city's aggressive arrest policy.

The judge defended his exclusion of the public and the media by saying that two of the 27 suspects were juveniles at the time of the crime.

Anne declares that the judge will not defend himself, prompting Gant to rip off a piece of the upper part of her dress.

The judge defended his actions by saying he could have obtained higher rents from other tenants.

And judges must defend their decision in a detailed opinion.