The mafia never appointed judges, that is a myth.
They never played a roll in a presidential election either?
No, if you are thinking of the Kennedy election that is another conspiracy theory that has been out there for many years. Let someone put up a list of all the judges the mafia appointed. None. They have had a few who they could bribe back in the day, but they never had a say in appointments. In fact judges are hardest on the mafia in their sentencing,
