Judge Aaron Satie was perhaps the most famous judge in Starfleet history. As the father of Starfleet Rear Admiral Norah Satie, he taught her to avoid partnerships as most of them are woefully lop-sided.
As Norah and her older brother's grew up, Judge Satie would pose a question for debate every night at the dinner table, and let his children wrangle it around, from one side and the other. Judge Satie would referee, keeping a stopwatch on them so they would learn brevity. He wouldn't let them leave until he thought they had completely explored the issue. He especially loved it when Norah nailed one of her brother on some subtle point of logic.
As one of the leading advocates of civil liberties, his judicial decisions were required readings at Starfleet Academy. After his death, Satie's name would continue to live, standing for principle and integrity.
Words of wisdom and warning dating back as far as the early-24th century, uttered by Judge Satie stated:
- "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied -- chains us all, irrevocably."
Jean-Luc Picard quoted these words during a drumhead trial held by his daughter aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2367. (TNG:"The Drumhead")