In general, a judge is an independent legal expert. To expect a legal expert to be able to determine the validity of the scientific information is no more reasonable than to expect a scientist to be able to do a good job of making legal judgments.
Thomas Bradley Poway, Calif.
If I remember correctly, expert witnesses in British courts are hired by the judge.
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