But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?" So Paul said, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know. For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar."
Acts 25:9-11

Let us learn the following two lessons:

First, the judge’s obligation is to pursue justice. It is not to do any of the parties “a favor.” So: (1) Let always seek to judge justly. (2) Let us not be surprised when judges are corrupt (yes, that is what doing favors in court is!). And (3) as we vote on a long list of judges in the upcoming election (most of whom we know nothing about) let us pray that those who judge will do so justly.

Second, Paul relied on his privilege as a Roman citizen to ask that his case be brought before Caesar in Rome. Paul was both trusting in the Lord, and using every legal means to seek justice. We need to do both. We must trust in the Lord no matter what, but it is not only not wrong, it is in fact wise to use the available legal means in our quest for justice.