Cynicism arguably is an occupational hazzard for all judges. No one can be a good judge if they are perenially naive about the human condition, but cynicism  leads judges to be extra distrustful.  The judge who is appointed or elected (but never anoited) begins to actually think they are so smart.  They think they know it all.  Asking a colleague for advice doesn’t happen because of course they can figure it out for themselves.  That is why judges need to learn from comedians:

“Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us.”    

                                                                                                         Stephen Colbert