Judges are like umpires, Chief Justice John Roberts famously declared during his confirmation hearing five years ago. “They make sure everybody plays by the rules.” But what would happen if some umpires showed up at swank resorts as featured attendees at one team’s pregame meetings? Even the hint of such favoritism would trigger a fan revolt and demands from Capitol Hill that the umpires involved be disqualified. Americans are about to find out just how much baseball and our judicial system really are alike.

Don’t get me started! Take a look at the whole story at the full blog post by Bob Edgar, President & CEO of Common Cause. And this story is about the judges at the top of the heap. What are the possibilities in your local criminal court, family and probate court, your state’s appellate court? You know what they say about one bad apple…