Reply To: Are Chareidi women judges the wave of the future?

Dor,
1. Presumably no one could have refused to have Devora, who according to one explanation was a “real judge”, hear his case being that the public accepted her (Gittin 88b Tosafot d”h velo).
2. Even in a bet din you cannot refuse a judge because you do not like his sartorial tastes.
3. In a criminal case mishpat hamelech is whatever the authorities decide is appropriate.