And transparency of the process is one of those obligations to the creditors and to the population at large > The judge’s happiness is immaterial In an ideal

And transparency of the process is one of those obligations to the creditors and to the population at large > The judge’s happiness is immaterial In an ideal world it would be, but we don't live in such a world. After watching a fair few US trials, pissing off the judge can quickly turn a case that would normally be a winner, into a loser you then have to go though the appeals process to try and fix.