Judge gives Alina Habba lesson in law during blistering rebuke

That's the way it should be done.

Raw Story reported in May that the dressing down of the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey by the judge was so significant that the mayor was caught on a hot mic commenting: “Jesus, he tore these people a new asshole. Good grief.”

He cited a 1940 address by the Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, who warned against the temptation to prosecute for every possible offense. He told prosecutors, "the citizen's safety lies in the prosecutor who tempers zeal with human kindness, who seeks truth and not victims, who serves the law and not factional purposes."

"Justice Jackson warned against using the immense power of the government to pursue weak cases or to make examples without sufficient cause," the judge continued. "Your discretion, therefore, is not merely a legal tool but a moral compass guiding the exercise of immense power. It demands a judicious restraint, a deep respect for individual liberty, and an unwavering commitment to the principle that justice is never served by arbitrary or ill-conceived actions."
In this case, in particular, the judge stated that the arrest was "hasty" and "followed by the swift dismissal a mere 13 days later."

He blasted Habba, claiming that arresting a public figure isn't to trigger an investigation. It's the other way around; the investigation should lead to an arrest. It has been key for the office "particularly over the last two decades," Judge Espinosa added.

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