For-hire judges can help litigants resolve disputes more quickly and may actually be cheaper for clients in the long run.

FILE - People stand on the steps of the Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) (Jon Elswick, Copyright 2016 The Associated ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When the youngest son of the drug kingpin, El Chapo, agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in Chicago last month, the high stakes deal opened the door to a cache of intel and ...