Justice delayed is justice denied. The delay of justice in cases that determine the criminality of a once and potential future president is as clear a failure as there is when it comes to what we ought to expect of our judiciary. At the state and federal level alike, the courts former President Donald Trump has found himself in are defined by scandal, partisanship, and a proclivity for procrastination such that it has unequivocally failed us by any reasonable measure.

In Georgia, Fani Willis has failed us by not ensuring that the trials against Donald Trump will be held before the 2024 election. She first failed us by waiting longer than was merited to bring charges against Trump. While the wheels of justice notoriously grind slowly, a case of this magnitude surely warranted expedited action that Willis was either unable or unwilling to deliver, which in either instance is a mark of failure. Moreover, by sleeping with a subordinate on this case, Willis has failed us by giving Trump an avenue for pre-trial appeal, which guarantees that the trial cannot begin before the presidential election in November.

In New York, the one instance where Trump has faced trial for his alleged criminal behavior, he was convicted of 34 felonies. Even so, here again we see that undue delay dragged this ordeal out by years. As far back as 2022, prosecutors working the case resigned in disgust at the district attorney's initial refusal to pursue charges.

The New York case ought to make one all the more despondent about our judiciary when you........

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