When Jorge L. Ortiz interviewed in the early 2000s to become a Lake County associate judge, he said something that impressed his soon-to-be judicial colleague Margaret J. Mullen.“I ask every candidate what is the most important quality in being a judge,” Mullen said. “Jorge said, ‘The most important quality of a judge is the ability to decide. You would certainly expect a judge to know the law and be courteous to people. But ultimately what they’re there for is to get a decision on a disputed issue.’”Ortiz became an …