There is nothing the papers love more than an eccentric judge, so there was plenty of coverage of Beatrice Bolton’s outburst when she was found guilty of breaching the Dangerous Dogs Act at Carlisle Crown Court last month. London newspaper Metro reported that the 57-year-old judge (pictured), who was told off by an usher for chewing gum during the hearing, was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay £275 compensation to her neighbour’s son after he was bitten by her alsatian dog. Bolton, who normally hears cases at Newcastle Crown Court, apparently branded the decision ‘a fucking travesty’. The Daily Mail reported that, after the court adjourned, Bolton emerged from a court side room to say: ‘Do you want a statement? I’ll give you a statement. I have no faith in the justice system whatsoever.’ Fine words for a member of the judiciary, you might think. She also said that she would ‘never set foot in a court again’, although confusingly she also vowed to appeal.