Even though you came to the bench as "judges" with certain experiences, personal beliefs and values, and preconceptions�all people have them�you tried to put them aside and to act in a principled way, to be fair, to do justice.

You tried to apply the policy established by the legislature in a rational, meaningful way in the fact situation presented to you. You applied the law to the facts of the case as best you understood the facts and the law.

That is what we can and should expect from all our judges.

• Let’s wrap things up.