So, you've name-dropped a judge or a cop. You think that's really going to help? How do you think a police officer is going to react when he pulls you over and you go, "Hey, buddy. I know your chief. He and I are personal friends. You're going to lose your badge today, buddy. You pulled over the wrong sucker." You think that's going to work? You think name-dropping like that is going to actually help you? That's not ever going to work and it's going to put that person, that name that you dropped, in a significantly bad position if you do in fact drop their name. You might have a really good friend that's a judge, but he's not so good of a friend that he would have recused himself if you came in front of him. But, since you dropped his name, guess who can't be the judge? Your friend. So, why would you name-drop? Nothing good comes from you name-dropping. Don't do it.