# Judge: Parents can't teach pagan beliefs to son.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parents-cant-teach-pagan-beliefs-to-son/305625>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 26, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parents-cant-teach-pagan-beliefs-to-son/305625 "2005-05-26T16:57:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parents-cant-teach-pagan-beliefs-to-son/305625/41 "2005-08-22T13:45:05Z")

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In some courts, the title of “presiding judge” is a rotating one, so it may not be any indication of faith in his judicial abilities, but instead merely a recognition of his longevity on the bench.

As to the petition, I suppose if there is an on-line version, it’s possible there’s an official one circulating somewhere. I am leery of petitions to remove judges because of a disagreement with a decision (see the petitions in California to remove the judges who are making the difficult decisions regarding gay rights, for example), but in this case, if this is a judge who has difficulty seeing the law for his personal feelings, maybe a petition and a good look-see by the commission are what he needs.

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parents-cant-teach-pagan-beliefs-to-son/305625/42 "2005-08-22T14:01:09Z")

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> [@Campion](#):
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> In some courts, the title of “presiding judge” is a rotating one, so it may not be any indication of faith in his judicial abilities, but instead merely a recognition of his longevity on the bench.

A good point. Started to look up how presidings were appointeed. Gave up. Maybe it’s like admin judges here in Michigan. Judge’s actually lobby not to get the job because it’s a bunch more work.

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> As to the petition, I suppose if there is an on-line version, it’s possible there’s an official one circulating somewhere. I am leery of petitions to remove judges because of a disagreement with a decision (see the petitions in California to remove the judges who are making the difficult decisions regarding gay rights, for example), but in this case, if this is a judge who has difficulty seeing the law for his personal feelings, maybe a petition and a good look-see by the commission are what he needs.

Yeah. It really shouldn’t take a petition. Any individual can complain. I suspect the calls from the papers, and the likely death threats, have already got his attention.

BTW, can you guess his party affiiliation? [http://www.indygop.com/officials.htm](http://www.indygop.com/officials.htm)

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