The proportion of judges who are dishonest, who are on the take, who harbor prejudices against parties or counsel, is far greater than the lay public realizes.
Corruption is rampant in Courts at every level throughout the country. It is equally rampant among prosecutors and law enforcement people.
The primary corrupting influence is drug business. The dope interests own contemporary justice.
There is no greater shock than to find that even with both the Law in your favor your Constitutional Rights are worthless because you can't get the crooked regime to enforce them.
In Politics nothing gets done until you first create a channel of corruption.
Any Power that can be abused will be abused.