JUDGE RAYMOND A. JACKSON of the U.S. District Court in Newport News thinks for himself and, as a result, he is no stranger to controversy. In 2005, he took exception to the federal government’s higher penalties for those who deal crack rather than powder cocaine, citing that “ridiculous” disparity as his reason for reducing a convicted crack dealer’s sentence below the range called for in sentencing guidelines. That was a principled stand, and the Supreme Court ultimately vindicated it, upholding Judge Jackson’s decision five years ago by a 7 to 2 vote.
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