The Good Life – March-April 2019

says a good nine out of ten
people he sees before him —
in criminal cases, at least —
are what he calls professional
troublemakers.
“They have a history of
getting in trouble and are just
graduating from one level to
another,” he explained. “I’m
not there to fix these people’s
problems. I apply the law.”
But after the law has been
applied… then what? How
does a judge unwind after a
day that may have found him
handing down a life sentence
— as Marquart did in the
widely publicized 2011 case
of Gene Kirkpatrick, who
was convicted of plotting a
murder-for-hire that killed
Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso,
his son-in-law?
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"I go home to a loving wife
and forget what happened
here, and for the most part I
can do that," Marquart said
with conviction. "Maybe it's a
gift that I have but I don't think
much about the decisions I
make after I make them. It'd
drive me crazy if I secondguessed
everything."
And what about fun? Are
judges allowed to have fun?
Marquart lets out a belly laugh
when asked.
“I just enjoy my time off,” he
said. “I’m very happy to have
grandkids moving back to
town this spring… spending
time with family is what I
enjoy most.”
Indeed, that’s the good life.
Case closed. •
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