The appeal of the appeal.

Cases in Small Claims Court (tried in front of a magistrate) are appealed to the District Court. Some cases that are heard in District Court may be appealed to the Superior Court. Other cases that are heard in District Court are appealed to the Court of Appeals. Cases that are reviewed by the Court of Appeals may be appealed to the Supreme Court.

That should tell you that it is possible for one or more legal professionals to disagree on the rule of law and its application to a set of facts. Fortunately, appellate opinions and the guidance that they provide to laypersons, lawyers and judges alike are available across a multitude of mediums some of which are free. While judges are not supposed to perform their own investigation into the facts of the case, they certainly are permitted to stay abreast of the law that applies to the facts.

Staying abreast of the law that applies to the facts of the case helps protect the public from unreasonable outcomes such as loss of: a good reputation, employ-ability, family relationships, mental/emotional security, and other such harms. Although legal professionals may disagree on the written law and the applicability of appellate decisions, certain disagreements are less reasonable the older the appellate decision that relates to the written law.

If you want a judge who is willing to study the written law and the appellate decisions that relate to that law, vote Brenée W. Orozco.

… because it’s about YOU!