Senator John McCain
Lawyers and laymen alike will greatly benefit from reading this book...your view of the profession won't be the same.

Stewart Udall, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and author of The Forgotten Founders
Judge Molloy is one of the most revered members of our legal profession, and is extremely well qualified...

Nicholas N. Kittrie, Distinguished University Professor and former Dean, American University School of Law
...the inside story of a great professional collusion... required reading for anyone entering or associated with the legal profession

Raul H. Castro, Former Governor of Arizona
Molloy has established a reputation as a trial lawyer with outstanding knowledge of our judicial system....

Dennis DeConcini, U.S. Senator (Ret)
...treads on almost sacred ground when he gives readers the real insight into how the legal profession has changed.

Book Description
As lawyer and judge for half a century, John Fitzgerald Molloy has both profited from our legal system and seen how it has been altered in favor of lawyers, to the detriment of society. The book starts with the evolution of the Fraternity, with the author using vivid descriptions of particular cases in which he was involved. He shows that the legal profession has continuously re-shaped the law, in subtle but significant ways, to make legal services ever more necessary—and more lucrative for the Fraternity. The power the Fraternity now exercises, including the power to decide President Bush over Gore, has been accomplished by creating a new religion, that of worshiping the Constitution in ways the founders did not intend—with lawyers and judges the priests of that religion. Lawyers may not appreciate the revelations in this book, but they should be very interested, for this author knows the profession well, and his analysis will resonate with their own experience. For those who have been appalled by the large fees charged for lawyers’ services, this book will be an enlightenment. For those who appreciate vignettes coming from some of the most interesting cases hitting our courts, this book will be captivating. Molloy documents terrible deficiencies in our legal system and presents practical solutions, such as separating the bench and the bar as is done in other countries in the world. Other publications that decry the ascendancy of lawyers offer no suggestion as to how their power can be curbed. This book does.

About the Author
John Fitzgerald Molloy is a lawyer from Tucson, Arizona who was elected to the Superior Court bench where he served seven years as both a juvenile court judge and trial bench judge. Then he was elected to the Court of Appeals for the State of Arizona, where he served as Chief Justice and where he authored over 300 appellate opinions. He wrote the final Miranda decision for the Arizona Supreme Court. After 12 years he returned to private practice and became the president of the largest law firm (41 lawyers) in southern Arizona, Molloy, Jones, and Donahue. There, he recovered several verdicts in excess of one million dollars for his clients. He has been president of the Arizona Judge's Association.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

As lawyer and judge for half a century, John Fitzgerald Molloy has both profited from our legal system and seen how it has been altered in favor of lawyers, to the detriment of society. The book starts with the evolution of the Fraternity, with the author using vivid descriptions of particular cases in which he was involved. He shows that the legal profession has continuously re-shaped the law, in subtle but significant ways, to make legal services ever more necessary￯﾿ﾽand more lucrative for the Fraternity. The power the Fraternity now exercises, including the power to decide President Bush over Gore, has been accomplished by creating a new religion, that of worshiping the Constitution in ways the founders did not intend￯﾿ﾽwith lawyers and judges the priests of that religion. Lawyers may not appreciate the revelations in this book, but they should be very interested, for this author knows the profession well, and his analysis will resonate with their own experience. For those who have been appalled by the large fees charged for lawyers￯﾿ﾽ services, this book will be an enlightenment. For those who appreciate vignettes coming from some of the most interesting cases hitting our courts, this book will be captivating. Molloy documents terrible deficiencies in our legal system and presents practical solutions, such as separating the bench and the bar as is done in other countries in the world. Other publications that decry the ascendancy of lawyers offer no suggestion as to how their power can be curbed. This book does.

About the Author

John Fitzgerald Molloy is a lawyer from Tucson, Arizona who was elected to the Superior Court bench where he served seven years as both a juvenile court judge and trial bench judge. Then he was elected to the Court of Appeals for the State of Arizona, where he served as Chief Justice and where he authored over 300 appellate opinions. Judge Molloy wrote the final Miranda decision for the Arizona Supreme Court and has been president of the Arizona Judge's Association. After 12 years he returned to private practice and became the president of the largest law firm in southern Arizona. Judge Molloy is now acting as the corporate secretary and an author for the National Law Center for InterAmerican Free Trade.

SYNOPSIS

Confessing his part in collusion as a lawyer, Molloy (a former Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals for the State of Arizona) includes discussions of cases in which he was professionally involved. His argument is that American lawyers and judges have acted jointly to make the legal system progressively require the work of legal professionals (and their increasingly lucrative salaries). Molloy argues that this has become possible by literally sanctifying the Constitution in a way that allows them to paint opposition to their decisions as sacreligious. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

The Fraternity is the inside story of a great professional collusion in the pursuit of greed and power... it should be required reading for anyone entering or associated with the legal profession. — Nicholas N. Kittrie

Stewart Udall

Judge Molloy is one of the most revered members of our legal profession, and is extremely well qualified to comment on the manner in which this profession has evolved.... The vignettes that make up this book will be delightful reading for all interested in our culture and our legal system. — Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and author of The Forgotten Founders

John McCain

Lawyers and laymen alike will greatly benefit from reading this illuminating book. After reading it, your view of the profession won' t be the same. — Senator

Dennis DeConcini

..it is very clear...that the Courts in our judicial system have, in fact, become the lawmakers, when it is very clear...that our Constitution delegated that responsibility to the Congress of the United States and the State Legislatures....treads on almost sacred ground when he gives his readers the real insight into how the legal profession has truly changed from being one of the premier professions in our society to a business where the number one objective or bottom line is financial profit... My endorsement is unequivocal. It is a fine scholarly piece with real integrity. — U.S. Senator (Ret)

Raul H. Castro