Removing the Umpire’s Mask: The Propriety and Impact of Judicial Apologies

One additional question this Article raises is why judicial conduct often warrants an apology. In other words, why do judges behave so badly? Researching judicial apologies for this Article presented a distressing view of judicial behavior—the degree and amount of rude and offensive behavior, illustrated by the examples shared previously, was both surprising and disheartening. Ideally, other commentators may take this Article and build on the ideas regarding the role of emotions in judging, which would include the emotions that motivate apologies.