3. If you've pleaded not guilty to a serious felony, the judge who'd preside over your trial has a pre-trial hearing with you and tells you what kind of sentence you'd get if you went to trial and were found guilty, vs. what you could expect in a plea bargain (a lot less). This strikes me as intimidation--your lawyer should work out a plea bargain possibility with the prosecutor, not the judge who'd hear your case and sentence you.
That's really absurd. The Judge is looking you in the face and threatening you, if you ask me.
