The Virginia Supreme Court removed a judge from office, in part, because he flipped a coin to decide a dispute. While there were other reasons for his dismissal, I don't believe this is a very good one. The coin flip was to decide who got custody of a child for Christmas -- which routinely results in the other parent getting the kid for Christmas the following year. I don't think many judges can articulate sound, judicial philosophy or reasoning that is much better than a coin flip in that situation.
But, my larger point is that, in Texas, we wouldn't put up with that either. As identified in a prior post, we prefer judges who rule the same way every time.
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