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Thank you for this response. I'm genuinely curious about this, though: > You think the judge faces no risk if she decides to draw up a sentence without defensi

Thank you for this response. I'm genuinely curious about this, though: > You think the judge faces no risk if she decides to draw up a sentence without defensible legal basis? What are the risks that judges face? My understanding is that Federal judges are appointed for life, with no chance of removal outside of impeachment. Is this not the case?

danso 9y ago
I didn’t mean to imply an obvious direct risk (e.g. impeachment or being voted out), but I do assume the judge is not completely uninterested in moving up the federal circuit. Being called out, or having a decision overturned due to impropriety, on a very famous case, may not be necessarily nothing to the judge. Of course it works both ways — a too lenient sentence puts her under scrutiny too. But I think burden of proof is on those who think she is being too harsh when it specifically comes to Shkreli.