THe US Federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals would like to have a word with you. Particularly the past decade or so they have been truly awful when considering cases; ignoring precedence, common sense, democracy, and practicality whenever possible.
That's why I said "most honest judges", perfection is not of this world. I reckon that even just the fact that you're familiar with one specific set of people for being awkward, indicates that the overwhelming majority of other judges are not - otherwise the US 5th Circuit wouldn't even register, you'd just assume everyone does it.