1,192. Unfairly Influencing the Judge

181:5 One litigant is not permitted to present his case to the judge without the other litigant present. One may not precede the other party by appearing before the judge prematurely so that he won't be suspected of going to present his case without the other party being present.

181:6 A judge who accepts a bribe - even to acquit an innocent person - violates a negative commandment. One who gives a bribe also violates a negative commandment, namely not to put a "stumbling block before the blind" (Leviticus 19:14, meaning not to mislead others into doing the wrong thing).