WI Gov Walker Appoints Judge That Self-Identifies as a "Child Sex Crimes Defense Lawyer"

[Geoff R. Casavant]

4. I will echo and add to your comments.

Cases involving children, such as child sex crimes but also including other things like custody disputes, generally have unique procedural and evidentiary rules, and an attorney who is experienced in these rules is generally more effective than one who doesn't know the particular ins and outs.

Add to that the additional expertise required to elicit testimony or cross-examine a child, who most likely is scared to be on the stand in the first place. A good attorney needs to know how to get the required testimony without antagonizing the child or coming off as the "bad guy." That kind of finesse takes years to develop.