Chief Justice Paul de Jersey stays out of tensions between judiciary and Newman Government Chief Justice Paul de Jersey is staying silent. THE state's top judge says a possible challenge to the Newman Government's bikie laws has prevented him from entering the war of words between his colleagues and the executive. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Paul de Jersey - who in the past year has been actively engaging in public debate - has broken his silence on why he has not publicly commented on the current rift. ``The public commentary bears a highly-political flavour and thereby the courts should remain detached from that," he told The Courier-Mail. `` (And) a challenge to the validity of the new (bikie) legislation could proceed in the Supreme Court, and that's where challenges to grants of bail will be heard. `` (I) cannot by any public comment risk compromising the perceptions of the way in which the court discharges its duty in those situations. Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie has detailed the govt's plans to 'destroy' criminal bikie gangs in the state Justice de Jersey's explanation comes as another judge has used a case before him to admonish political criticisms of how courts sentence offenders. However, this time the bench's smack down was not over bikies but for a pedophile, who was not being sentenced under the Government's new tough laws against dangerous sex offenders. Brisbane District Court Judge Milton Griffin, QC, made it clear he was not being motivated by the Government's comments about the community wanting the judiciary to be tough on criminals. Judge Griffin said those who attempted to persuade judges to sentence upon public opinion ``may well be in contempt of court. Judge Griffin jailed the 68-year-old man for five years after he pleaded guilty to maintaining an unlawful relationship with a child for a period of 12 months until her 16th birthday in January, 2011. The girl's mother was the first person to be convicted under Australia's child trafficking laws after she allegedly brought her daughter over to Australia from Thailand to work as a prostitute when she was aged nine. Barrister Peter Richards, for the accused, said his client was off ill-health and had been suffering cancer. Supreme Court Judge George Fryberg heightened tensions with the executive on Wednesday when he sought reassurance from prosecutors that Premier Campbell Newman wasn't trying to influence courts on matters relating to bikies who get bail. On Thursday, Justice Fryberg refused to finalise the matter until the prosecution called evidence relating to statements made by Premier Campbell Newman.