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Judges must resist themselves, executive

It is hard to go a week, without finding fault with the discordant government of the day. They offer such a fair scope for criticism, even, ridicule. But I will resist that temptation.

Instead, I will talk about something lawyers only generally only gossip about; Their Lordships, and Ladyships. I do not pretend to lecture. Far from it. The path of criticism, is a public way, I was taught.

They correctly say the judiciary is the nation’s last line of defence. The judiciary is the custodian of the Constitution. I am proud to be a member of the justice system. There is something about defending liberties that gives that satisfaction of true, national service.

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