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13. In what ways, if any, does having served as a state legislator influence your work as a judge?

“… it reinforced my reluctance to read much into legislative history, given the myriad reasons why legislators vote for a bill… .  Along that line, my legislative experience has made me cautious about superimposing the court’s will for that of the people expressed through their duly elected representatives and executive.” - Circuit Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr.

That seems mostly to point at a problem.  Where there’s an ambiguity in the statute and legislative history is meaningless, we can’t ascertain the will of the people.