It doesn't always happen so neatly, though. Pete Rose got justice, not closure, when he was barred from baseball for gambling on sporting events. On the other hand, when closure precedes justice, it doesn't always last. Six years ago, Clinton got closure galore in the Gennifer Flowers affair by speaking of pain in his marriage, but then the mess erupted all over again late last year with one question from Paula Jones' attorneys. This suggests a lesson.
Closure remains possible once justice has been done.
But closure in place of justice can be hollow. The wheels of justice turn excruciatingly slowly. But the training wheels of closure just spin and spin.