A defense lawyer in a Philadelphia ticket-fixing case says judges are being prosecuted while people who sought favors were given immunity.
Defense lawyers argue that giving insiders "consideration" was long a tradition at traffic court — and never considered a crime.
Lawyer William Brennan represents former judge Willie Singletary, one of five judges on trial.
Singletary once promised voters on tape they'd have a friendly "hook up" at court if he won.
Brennan says Singletary was a 25-year-old high school graduate when he won the $90,000-a-year job.
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And he says the FBI accused Singletary of fixing just 18 tickets, out of 73,000 processed.
Brennan says some tickets were flawed.
And he says his client never took a nickel.
Earlier Thursday, prosecutors said the judges traded favors as they helped friends and allies.
