text: Correct me if I'm wrong, but are Judges not "hired" based upon their superior understanding of the law?
  Into a system where ignorance of the law is no excuse for the public?
  Are they not public servants paid on the public dime?
  Can someone more learned than I please supply the appropriate quote regarding "disrepute" and "the justice system"?
  I'm already familiar with the one that goes, "justice must not only be done, but also seen to be done", or words to that effect.