I think from my perspective, the challenge we laypersons have is that we see the weakness of our judicial system being exploited time and again and now blatant corruption, absurd decisions, and the supreme court acting like an extremist political group, not a serious group of venerated legal scholars who are interested in providing the best decisions based on their abilities who take ownership and responsibility for their projects.
That they get to choose their own cases to take (not by some lottery, but they pick and choose) gives them incredible power to influence and corrupt the judiciary system. That our system allows for the highest court to pass the buck on fact-finding and essentially shrug shoulders and say "facts schmacts" belies a complete failure in the eyes of this layperson. Imagine if other industries acted like this, our physicians, our scientists, our bridge-building engineers. ("Sorry, I told them to give me good building materials but they sent me crap, so I just built it with crap, not my fault it fell down).
I think my biggest disappointment is how fucking jaded these assholes are. They do not respect the position they are in, they don't give a shit about the country or those they impact, and they pick and choose cases based on how they want the outcome not about what is good for the country. They are just horrible people and the bribes, thin-skinned reactions to criticism, the demand that they are not allowed to be protested like any other government official, selective review, and contempt they hold for the people indicates to me they are no better or skilled than an average surly lawyer.