John F. Malloy/AntiCorruption Society: Judges and lawyers are all members of the same private club

THE FRATERNITY – THE CORRUPTION OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM EXPOSED BY A JUDGE

Posted on PACourtWatch.com
Feb 15, 2015

The once honorable profession of law now fully functions as a bottom-line business, driven by greed and the pursuit of power and wealth, even shaping the laws of the United States outside the elected Congress and state legislatures.

— Justice John F. Molloy, author of The Fraternity – Lawyers and Judges in Collusion

By John F. Molloy

When I began practicing law in 1946, justice was much simpler. I joined a small Tuscon practice at a salary of $250 a month, excellent compensation for a beginning lawyer. There was no paralegal staff or expensive artwork on the walls. In those days, the judicial system was straightforward and efficient. Decisions were handed down by judges who applied the law as outlined by the Constitution state legislatures. Cases went to trial in a…