But how well can he do the work of a trial judge?
Just four hours later he was free on the direction of the trial judge.
The trial judge thought the decision should be made by the jury.
"I thought the trial judge said she was too young to know enough to go to the cops."
The trial judge found safety to be a crucial issue.
By statute, a sitting federal trial judge makes $165,200 a year.
But that decision was thrown out by the trial judge.
On appeal, the case was sent back to the same trial judge to allow medical evidence to be heard.
Trial judges received a 15 percent raise in 1996, their first increase since 1986.
The trial judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.