If I were the defense lawyer, I would immediately call for the judge to be examined for impartiality. That would be an easy case to make.
On other thoughts... Capitalism is our country's greatest crime, it allows for businesses to have far too much control over peoples' daily lives. A self-governed fair-trade system would be more appropriate for any economy. However, this is just my point of view... Others certainly do disagree, and, yes, flamers, I certainly do realize this idea is somewhat idealistic, but almost anything would be better than the current situation with worthless money and predatory corporations.