Judge — April 16, 1910 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis: Judge Magazine Page - "Judge" and "Contingent Fees in Surgery" This page contains satirical commentary on two topics: **"The Judge" (left):** Critiques judges as largely useless to billionaires and judges who sit on judicial benches. The piece argues judges are obstacles to city protection and that billboard regulation represents one of their worst failures. **"Contingent Fees in Surgery" (right):** Mocks a Georgia Superior Court decision allowing surgeons to charge contingent fees (payment only if successful). The satire argues this creates perverse incentives—surgeons profit from successful operations regardless of patient outcome. The case described involves a tuberculosis patient who died post-surgery; the surgeon was paid in full despite the fatal result. Judge magazine suggests this ruling represents absurd legal reasoning that prioritizes surgeon profits over patient welfare. Both pieces critique institutional failures and misaligned incentives.