How Freedom is Supposed to Work with Judge Dave Larson

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Judge Dave Larson is joining me here today to discuss the critical role of the judiciary in democracy, the importance of educating the public about judicial races, and the ethical boundaries judges must navigate. He emphasizes the need for judges to apply the law as written, rather than legislating from the bench, and highlights the challenges of judicial selection and campaign finance. We’re also touching on the need for reform in the judicial election process in order to enhance public awareness and trust in the judiciary. In this conversation, Judge Larson highlights the role of education in fostering civic responsibility and the necessity of active participation in democracy to combat tyranny and ensure freedom.

This conversation is straight fire! You won’t want to miss it.

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0:00.0	Do you ever wonder why the founding fathers in writing the preamble to our Constitution chose to use the words
0:06.7	establish justice right up front in speaking to the formation of our more perfect union?
0:12.2	Well judges and courts exist to protect our liberties and our most fundamental and sacred
0:17.7	rights as set forth in the Bill of Rights as well as to protect us from unlawful and unwarranted intrusion into our lives from the government.
0:26.6	Unfortunately, many of our judges today are legislating from the bench
0:31.2	and trust in this important third co-equal branch of our government is
0:35.6	languishing. After all many judges are no longer elected they are simply
0:40.2	appointed. My guest today knows an awful lot about this topic. He's a sitting
0:44.4	judge. Judge Dave Larson wants to bring his 39 years of legal experience and his
0:50.0	balanced approach to the law to the Washington State Supreme Court. He has been a
0:54.4	highly rated trial judge for the past 16 years and was a highly rated trial lawyer
0:59.4	for the previous 20 years practicing in state and federal court. I had the privilege of
1:04.8	meeting Judge Larson at an event recently and I was so impressed by his love for
1:09.6	the people of Washington State and his knowledge of the law and in the proper application of it that I
1:14.4	invited him on my show to talk to you guys today.
1:17.3	I think you're going to love this conversation.
1:19.2	This is the Heidi St. John Podcast.
1:21.1	Stick around.
1:21.7	I think you're going to be encouraged.
1:23.4	Social media.
1:25.0	Social media today feels like navigating a maze of irrelevant content
1:38.3	just to find one meaningful post.
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