Worst decisions judges in court cases have made?

[JoeyBartonHanson]

Whether that be sentence or decision

Obviously convicting Barry George up there.

The judge who let a child sex offender go free without a criminal record so it didn't hinder his future career.

For some reason my phone won't let me copy links today, but if you Google Scotland, sex offender, dental student you'll find it.

His victim was 6 years old.

George was convicted by a jury not a judge.

Who remembers Judge Pickles?

In in 1989, he jailed a young woman, Michelle Renshaw, for refusing to give evidence (due to fear) in an assault case against her partner.

The Court of Appeal quashed the decision, which had infuriated MPs and women's groups. The judge, however, was unapologetic, saying, "The only sentence people really take notice of is loss of liberty."

He also argued that women's groups should be baying for her blood, not his, since by refusing to give evidence the young woman was failing the "court of women.

Ok it was in the 1910s, but the one that decided that women weren’t people would be up there...

Judge Pickles is the father of the actress Caroline Pickles.

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