Yup, and the unspoken part was that he keeps his position, his paycheck, his name fades from memory, his family will not be tormented, and he can pretend to be very judicial and professional. And remember there's a legal saying that possession is 90% of the law. Since Katie Hobbs claimed to possess the position of governor-elect, the judge can be like Pontius Pilate and just wash his hands of the whole thing.
Yup, and the unspoken part was that he keeps his position, his paycheck, his name fades from memory, his family will not be tormented, and he can pretend to be very judicial and professional. And remember there's a legal saying that possession is 90% of the law. Since Katie Hobbs claimed to possess the position of governor-elect, the judge can be like Pontius Pilate and just wash his hands of the whole thing.