The requirement of an unbiased judiciary does not require a sheltered, ignorant judiciary. Judges are actual human beings with real lives, and their real lives informs their rulings from the bench and, in fact, makes them capable of judging in a humane and thoughtful way.

The notion that judges should be nothing more than judicial computers ruling without feeling and with no sense of the real world is absurd. The judge did nothing wrong in ruling on DUI cases after the accident. There is no evidence that she was rendered unable to make fair rulings about the guilt or innocence of DUI suspects, or to fashion appropriate sentences.

Indeed, the fact that she ordered ignition interlock with lower fines, instead of simply mandating higher fines and more jail time, shows that her real-world experience gave her a more thoughtful, nuanced approach to these troublesome cases.