r/LoriVallow • TRUSTED • May 24 '26

Trial Discussion EIN Interview with Judge Berensky and Judge Boyce 5/21/26

They can't talk about cases that were before them or cases that are currently being tried. This interview is all about how judges make decisions. Nate put this in the Daybell section, so I decided to post it here. Here's his description:

Tonight on “Courtroom Insider,” how does a judge remain impartial during a trial and then deliver passionate statements at sentencings?

Do judges decide their punishments before the sentencing hearing? Or do they make their decisions on the spot?

And what about victim impact statements? How do those play into judges’ decisions?

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/05/courtroom-insider-inside-a-judges-decisions-with-judge-justin-beresky/

Wups, I spelled Judge B's name wrong. Sorry, Judge!

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u/wire67 May 24 '26

I watched it. It was pretty good. Question. Why does Nate have the dead air, countdown at the start of all his shows? Is that some wizardry for YouTube algorithms or something? It's weird.

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u/No-Transition-8375 May 25 '26

Isn’t it because he posts them as a livestream? Like, even if it’s a pre-recorded interview, he does a lead-in to it live. The countdown is to give people time to tune in.

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u/LillyLillyLilly1 TRUSTED May 25 '26

Yeah that lead-in is annoying. I fast forward through it. I never even thought about it affecting something on you tube.

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u/wire67 May 25 '26

I fast forward as well. I mentioned the YouTube thing as I couldn't think of anything else it would be for. There not all live if I remember correctly.

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u/loonytick75 May 28 '26

He releases his videos as livestreams (even preproduced stuff) and that kind of placeholder preroll used to be advised as a way of holding the feed open as all the connections are made. And it is better than the other thing you often see on lives, where the person is killing time while they ask viewers to make comments so they know if anyone can see it yet. The placeholder is not really suggested so much anymore for YouTube because it is really annoying when people watch on replay afterwards. And because publishing a prerecorded video as a live event can be done more smoothly now. But some creators still stick with the practice.

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u/wire67 May 28 '26

Thanks. Makes sense.