That's why I said "most honest judges", perfection is not of this world. I reckon that even just the fact that you're familiar with one specific set of people f

That's why I said "most honest judges", perfection is not of this world. I reckon that even just the fact that you're familiar with one specific set of people for being awkward, indicates that the overwhelming majority of other judges are not - otherwise the US 5th Circuit wouldn't even register, you'd just assume everyone does it.