Sometimes certain judges and court appointees just cannot help abusing their immense discretionary power.  They unilaterally eliminate legal protections afforded by the law.  They do this by making up their own rules, and simply ignoring Federal and State Constitutions, statutory and case law, rules of court, and codes of professional conduct.  They know that few before them can afford expensive appeals and writs, and that the deck is generally stacked against those lucky few who are able to seek appellate review and wait a year or two for appellate resolution of their legal matter.  They know that judicial and other oversight commissions are overburdened, underfunded, and are resistant to taking action against a judge  or judicial appointee while an action is pending.   They know that disqualification requests for cause are rarely successful.  And they know that they are generally well-protected from liability for their actions by judicial immunity, or quasi-judicial immunity.

Well, if people cannot take their cause to an impartial court of law, sometimes they choose to take them to the Court of Public Opinion.

Courtwatch News intends to level the playing field  a bit by publicizing stories about judges and court appointees who abuse their power.