Posted on 11/26/2005 6:18:17 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
It's something like Moe and Larry recommending Curly for a position as a company's public relations director.
A favor should be done to her. Send her back to private law practice where she can make infinitely more money. On the other hand, private practice is less prestige, power and perks.......and worst of all, more work.
Leni
Why did the guy have to leave the courtroom and what reasons were given to interupt court to have a detective question him? There's more to this shady story.Not only that, but it's convenient. It's not like there are enough cops to keep track of all the people with warrants out for their arrest -- especially in a place where there are zillions jurisdictions and precincts and whatnot to complicate the communications and administration.
No, it is very typical for the police to pick up defendants outside the courtroom for questioning or arrest. If you think about it, why wouldn't the police prefer to pick up a defendant when he is in a secure court house, having gone through a metal detector, etc., in lieu of going to his home and placing themselves in danger?
Sometimes the first Department A will hear of the whereabouts of someone they want will be when they notice that he is in court in Department B's bailiwick.
Further, at least the way Family Treatment Court works around here, it can take the whole afternoon. The people and their socila workers come to the waiting room around 1300. Some days we're not done until 1630 or later. The "defendants" (not really, but for lack of a better word) all talk with the judge, then they hang out and the social workers talk with the judge, then maybe some defendants go back for individual conferences, then they all go at once. So I can see the detective just inquiring whether he had to wait for hours or if he could just arrest the guy and move on.
Around here, if a regular person had done what the judge did he could certainy be charged with what amounts to misdemeanor obstruction of justice.
She's a RAT. She'll be reinstated, given a medal, money damages, and promoted.
How about jail time?
"Emery noted three instances in which judges had received only a public censure for conduct he said was more egregious. "
Therefore, one must conclude that the judicial review system is also in need of jailing of it's members.
While that may be the correct standard to apply when determining whether or not to grant bail to an accused criminal, it is hardly the measure that should determine whether or not someone is fit to serve as a judge.
Not only should this "judge" be removed from office, she should be dis-barred and incarcerated. She aided and abetted a criminal in escaping justice.
Let me try to be of assistance.
This occurred in 2004 but there's more to it and her. Here's the basic rundown, and nothing is shady except the judge.
Oh and this 'judge' was hearing drug cases because she was previously reprimanded and DEMOTED for ignoring evidence and letting criminals go free. This 'judge' is notoriously 'anti cop - criminal friendly'. And in all the pieces I've read she's a racist too. If the perp is black (as she is) and the cop is white, the perp is never guilty and for good measure she berates the police and the prosecutors in the process - again this is why she was demoted in the first place. As such she is detested by the DA's office and the NYPD.
(I like reading the local sections of the NY newspapers like the Post and Daily News. Doesn't make Chicago look so screwed up in comparison. Some of the above was in yesterday's NY Daily News, the other was from what originally occured and reported)
From what I recall reading in NY Post back when this first happenned, you gave a very accurate summary. I'm surprised this case is still hanging around. It (the case and the judge) should have gone away long before now.
Update: The New York State Court of Appeals[/url], on its own motion, has suspended this idiot while it considers her appeal.
http://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/decisions/dec05/120505dc.pdf
This is probably not a good sign for her. If they were inclined to let her stay on the bench, they'd probably have not temporarily removed her.
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