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Eyes on judge in Schiavo petition
Tampa Bay Times ^ | November 3, 2003 | JENNIFER FARRELL

Posted on 11/03/2003 6:06:58 AM PST by NYer

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"Times staff writer Craig Pittman and researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report."

... as in "wife" of Judge Baird? I suppose that makes this story an "exclusive".

1 posted on 11/03/2003 6:06:59 AM PST by NYer
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2 posted on 11/03/2003 6:08:06 AM PST by NYer ("Close your ears to the whisperings of hell and bravely oppose its onslaughts." ---St Clare Assisi)
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From the article...

Married to Marilyn Brown, a reporter for the Tampa Tribune, Baird has two grown children from a previous marriage and a daughter with Brown who attends the University of Florida.

3 posted on 11/03/2003 6:09:13 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife (You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept.)
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He loves the Devil Rays and music, with eclectic tastes that run the gamut from jazz to Van Morrison.

Jazz to Van Morrison isn't exactly a long gamut.
4 posted on 11/03/2003 6:09:28 AM PST by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
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Married to Marilyn Brown, a reporter for the Tampa Tribune, Baird has two grown children from a previous marriage and a daughter with Brown who attends the University of Florida.

Unless "Caryn Baird" is Marilyn Brown's pen name, you might be mistaken.
5 posted on 11/03/2003 6:10:24 AM PST by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
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This is the first that I have heard of Baird. Let's hope his "Republican" label will be a better indicator of his philosophy than is the tag attached to George W. Greer. However, I suspect that all the judges there are joined at the hip with George W. Greer -- philosophically.
6 posted on 11/03/2003 6:11:43 AM PST by Theodore R.
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Does anyone know if Baird has ruled previously in regard to Terri? George J. Felos said that some "20" judges had already ruled against Terri.
7 posted on 11/03/2003 6:12:33 AM PST by Theodore R.
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To: NYer
Thanks for the heads up!
8 posted on 11/03/2003 6:58:27 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Theodore R.
Remember Judge Sauls? ... The "D" or "R" has nothing to do with this case or the appeals rulings ... though the MS/Felos/Greer camp prove otherwise because they hate Bush and the R's for their conservative stance and defense of Terri's LIFE.
9 posted on 11/03/2003 7:27:44 AM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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Was Sauls the one with the "big magnifying glass" in the "recount" of FL votes three years ago? As I recall, was he "Republican" too?
10 posted on 11/03/2003 7:29:27 AM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Theodore R.
I actually do not know what Judge Sauls' political affiliation entailed. Isn't that the point of the judicial process, a-political rulings?
11 posted on 11/03/2003 7:32:41 AM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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No, he was the no-nonsense judge in the courtroom proceedings.
12 posted on 11/03/2003 7:36:06 AM PST by expatpat
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To: Theodore R.
The Judge Sauls to whom I refer was the presiding judge when Gore's camp tried to have the ballots from only selected counties shipped to Tallahassee for yet another recount and opened up for endless recounting. The man was a truly heroic figure as he repeatedly squelched Gore's sleazy army of attorneys. [I don't recall the name of the judge who was shown endlessly holding ballots up to inspect them with his magnifying glass.]
13 posted on 11/03/2003 7:37:11 AM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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You're right, Sauls was (is) Democrat; now I remember. The man with the magnifying glass was not a court "judge" but a vote counter.
14 posted on 11/03/2003 7:40:20 AM PST by Theodore R.
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It should be kept in mind that he will be judging the Constitutional merits of "Terri's Law" not the merits of any decisions made in court about Terri's life. Appeals of those decisions have yet to be accepted for hearing by any court.
15 posted on 11/03/2003 8:18:36 AM PST by TigersEye ("Where there is life there is hope." - Terri Schiavo)
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Yea, that's right, he is not concerned with fraud in the guardianship.
16 posted on 11/03/2003 8:20:06 AM PST by Theodore R.
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Is it possible for this judge to go into the hospital and visit with Terri before making his judgement?
17 posted on 11/03/2003 8:37:19 AM PST by princess leah
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Is it possible for this judge to go into the hospital and visit with Terri before making his judgement?
18 posted on 11/03/2003 8:37:19 AM PST by princess leah
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No, this judge is looking only at the constitutionality of Terri's law. He is not ruling on the specific case -- just the general law. If he is "Republican" he is supposed to believe in "strict construction" and deference to the legislative branch." But we shall see. Terri's case never makes his optimistic for very long, it seems.
19 posted on 11/03/2003 8:41:38 AM PST by Theodore R.
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I don't know whether Terri's Law is constitutional or not (I hope so) but fraud in the guardianship and corruption in the courts that oversaw it must be addressed in other courts than Judge Baird's. Terri's Law is lawful until it is judged not to be and that has bought time for appeals and investigations. I don't know how to make that happen but I sure hope someone does. I'll defer to my tagline and the wisdom of Terri herself.
20 posted on 11/03/2003 8:54:21 AM PST by TigersEye ("Where there is life there is hope." - Terri Schiavo)
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