re: The evangelical right is also melting

There were good judges and bad judges in those OT days, just like today. Interestingly, it was Moses, at the urging of his FIL (if memory serves correct) to organize and govern the Hebrews in a hierarchical manner when they left Egypt

Nehemiah, though not a judge, was a great leader of people. Chuck Swindol wrote about him in a book entitled, Hand Me Another Brick