I am a judge of Puerto Rican ancestry who appreciates the reforms of Vatican II and believes liberation theology was a step forward. As such, I have reflected on the privileged access to the truth of priests to their sacred text and judges to their secular texts. Each considers morality and justice, and each has their version of the Golden Rule: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”Our judicial tradition includes the constitutional mandate of equal protection. This requires that Black and Brown folks be treated …