Not quite a hacker judge but certainly the best qualified judge in the system to rule on programming matters.
Got to admire his willingness to learn and his ability to recognize when he needs to learn something before ruling.
Not quite a "hacker judge", but with a mathematics degree and programming experience, maybe "STEM judge"?
Not that we really need labels like that.
I hereby declare Judge Alsup the Patron Saint of Information Technology Law and move his name for immediate canonization by the secret council of hackers.
Never argue with Hacker Judge.
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