Nice abstract. Being a judge is a career and an incredibly competitive one at that. Being a scientist is very similar. Better to play it safe than to risk lo

Nice abstract. Being a judge is a career and an incredibly competitive one at that. Being a scientist is very similar. Better to play it safe than to risk looking incompetent. Or worse, politically vulnerable. Authoritarian technocracies require experts and "consensus" to overwhelm people into popular complacency. Laws matter less, so Judges matter more.