In their defense, a judge probably would try and answer basic legal questions to support a defendant who for some reason didn’t have a lawyer to ask, unless that defendant had already gone out of their way to antagonise the judge.
Sadly, I suspect there’s a lot of overlap between people who are representing themselves and people who have annoyed the judge
Judge pls tell me magic words
In their defense, a judge probably would try and answer basic legal questions to support a defendant who for some reason didn’t have a lawyer to ask, unless that defendant had already gone out of their way to antagonise the judge.
Sadly, I suspect there’s a lot of overlap between people who are representing themselves and people who have annoyed the judge
I was under the impression they’re not allowed to provide legal advice, but IANAL.
What you do in the privacy of your own home is none of my business. /s