The Court is a Piggy Bank
Whether in family law, a civil dispute or a criminal case, you best be able to lawyer up or you will lose.
Read my personal stories and court documents for experiential accounts of how a person can be right, but be oppressed by the very person who is supposed to protect her, the Judge.
The Judge’s bias is not usually a matter of race. It is a matter of money and political clout. The Court hates to see a self represented litigant wipe the floor with a $425 per hour attorney. The Court won’t stand for it.
It seems the public policy that reigns supreme is making sure lawyers get paid, and paid well.
Those unable to pay need not play.