Judge more chivalrous than sexist

… he was making excuses for her. Probably in a way he wouldn’t have done for a man, but probably as a way of softening his discounting of her testimony.

Maybe, just maybe, he wasn’t so much being insensitive to a woman as he was being overly considerate of the fact that she is a young politician.

Not to mention the fact she was probably the most likeable person he encountered during the trial.