A Hungry Judge Is A Less Sympathetic Judge

Should you ever find yourself standing before a  judge in court, the last you'll probably be thinking about is whether or not the judge has eaten recently.  Perhaps, though, you should  be wondering about that, because it could effect what happens to you. 

Seems hungry judges are less sympathetic.  A study from Israel tracked eight judges over ten months as they ruled in over one thousand cases.  Researchers discovered that inmates appealing for parole had a 65% chance of success early in the morning.  That success rate dropped to zero right before the judge's coffee break then jumped back up to 65% after the break.  Right before lunch, it dropped to zero.  The pattern remained the same in the afternoon too.  So if you hear a judge's stomach grumbling, watch out because sympathy is pretty much gone.