Emphasis Preaching Journal
A judge went to visit...
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A judge went to visit a wise old colleague. The judge was facing a decision in a trial that was breaking new ground in jurisprudence. The decision was in the area of medical ethics considering values that had never been dealt with in a court of law before. Hers would be a precedent-setting major decision and she was frightened of her authority and responsibility. In essence she was going to be writing a new law. She laid all the pertinent issues of the case before her mentor as best she could and then asked for his advice and counsel.