The Association of loggers wants to keep cutting timber because if they don't cut the timber, they won't earn money and won't be able to support their families. As a judge, the next thing you have to look at is the law. The law that you need to know as the judge is that there is an act, called the National Forest Management Act. . This Act, which was adopted in 1976, tells the Forest Service that its responsibility is to protect fish and w ildlife so that they will reproduce and continue to survive. The Act also tells the Forest Service that it must provide a proper habitat for these animals.
Judges have feelings just like anyone else.
Maybe you feel bad for all those owls or other animals that are going to disappear if we don't protect our environment. Or maybe you feel bad for the loggers because they won't be able to keep cutting the timber. If they don't cut timber, they won't have anything to sell, and won't raise any money to support themselves and their families. Good judges put their personal feelings aside. They look at the facts and the laws to reach a decision that will be fair.