State Bar & Bar Associations,
Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 17, 2022
“Let’s kill all the lawyers!” Shakespeare was not so far off the point but for other reasons
Because the success of Girardi’s unethical practices depended on private judges who “occupy a secretive corner of the legal world,” fundamental questions have been raised concerning this largely unregulated industry to protect the public from “predatory attorneys.”
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers," called for by Dick the Butcher in "Henry VI," Part II, act IV, Scene II, Line 73. Dick the Butcher was a follower of the rebel Jack Cade, who thought that if he disturbed law and order, he could become king. However, historians have insisted that Shakespeare meant it as a compliment to attorneys and judges who instill justice in society. (Debbie Vogel, Westbury, New York Times Archives).
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