Who is Robert L.McCrary, Jr. from Gideon's Trumpet and what is their importance?

McCrary is the trial judge who first hears Gideon's case in Florida and who denies his request for an attorney. It's noted that McCrary tries to be fair to Gideon during the trial but that the trial is not fair anyway. That's one of the arguments for approving Gideon's case when the Justices agree that it's not practical for the trial judge to be put in the position of being an advocate for the defense. When Gideon's case is returned to the trial court, it's again before Gideon and he absolutely believes that he can't get a fair trial before the same judge that defended him originally. As McCrary prepares to begin the trial, he prays aloud and asks for Divine guidance to be certain that the new trial is fair.