Posted on 06/04/2016 2:59:41 PM PDT by Trumpinator
June 04, 2016, 12:55 pm
Former attorney general: Trump right to question judge’s fairness
By Mark Hensch
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says Donald Trump is right to challenge the fairness a judge overseeing lawsuits against him.
“An independent judiciary is extremely important. But that value is not the only one in play here,” Gonzales wrote in a Saturday op-ed for The Washington Post.
"Equally important, if not more important from my perspective as a former judge and U.S. attorney general, is a litigant’s right to a fair trial,” he continued.
“The protection of that right is a primary reason why our Constitution provides for an independent judiciary. If judges and the trials over which they preside are not perceived as impartial, the public will quickly lose interest in the rule of law upon which our nation is based.” Trump on Thursday said U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s Hispanic ethnicity is “an absolute conflict” in three civil fraud lawsuits against the billionaire.
He said Curiel’s “Mexican heritage” makes him partial because of Trump’s calls for a wall along America’s southern border with Mexico.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
"This year we are proud to be honoring Judge Gonzalo Curiel at our reception and recognizing him for his leadership and support to the community and to our Association!
COMMUNITY
Alliance San Diego Anti-Defamation League Big Brothers Big Sisters Border Angels Casa Cornelia Law Center Chicano Federation Hispanic National Bar Association La Raza Lawyers Association of California Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc MALDEF MANA de San Diego NAHREP National Assoc of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms National Counsel of La Raza Protect San Diego Kids (Human Trafficking) Reality Changers San Diego County Bar Association San Diego Dream Team San Diego Hispanic Chamber of Commerce San Diego Latino Film Festival San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program Superior Court of California, County of San Diego USD Free Legal Assistance YWCA San Diego County, Becky’s House Domestic Violence Program"
Suppose the KKK was a huge problem and the judge was a member of the “KKK Lawyers Association”. Suppose further that a politician wanted all KKK members to be prosecuted. Now suppose a case to which that politician is a party comes before the judge. The judge’s conflict is clear.
So, is Judge Curiel associated with La Raza? Does La Raza oppose Trump politically?
San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association: http://sdlrla.com/scholarship/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/La-Raza-Dinnner-Program-2014-FINAL.pdf - See last page, top left column: Gonzalo Curiel
Judge Gonzalo Curiel is associated with San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association
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San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association - http://sdlrla.com/for-the-community/
right sidebar: “National Counsel of La Raza”
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La Raza list of affiliate organizations - http://www.nclr.org/affiliates/affiliates-by-region/california/
The La Raza affiliate in San Diego is Chicano Federation of San Diego County - http://www.chicanofederation.org
Mr. Luis Osuna is a board member of Chicano Federation of San Diego County - http://www.chicanofederation.org/board.aspx
Mr. Luis Osuna also is president of San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association - http://sdlrla.com/law-students/board-of-directors/
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The president of S.D. La Raza Lawyers Assoc. sits on the board of directors of La Raza S.D.
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San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association - DACA Assistance: http://sdlrla.com/for-the-community/
La Raza DACA - http://www.nclr.org/issues/Immigration/admin-relief/
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So, is Judge Curiel associated with La Raza? Does La Raza oppose Trump politically?
The answer to both questions is yes.
Judge Curiel is associated with a racist organization. That racist organization opposes Trump politically.
Judge Curiel’s conflict is clear. His impartiality may reasonably be questioned, he should recuse himself.
No. You obviously are ignorant of the following fact: this Judge is a member of the La Raza group. They are racists.
This Judge should never have been assigned to this case. He is biased.
If a Judge was a member of the KKK, you bet there would be charges of racism by a black litigant.
But I'd sure like to see one of the contracts...and a fair assessment of whether the contractual commitments were met, as I suspect they were.
But that fair assessment is not what the Democrats and their Race Thugs want.
I think there is more at play here. Trump really isn’t stupid. He is smart.
He is playing the same game among the general population that the elites have played for years—point at a particular aspect and history of someone who is (from his POV) hindering him.
By doing so, he is showing Joe and Jill Sixpack that when the left attacks him for any given aspect, Joe and Jill Sixpack will be able to say to each other, “Well, wait, isn’t that what Trump says about _______?” The attack from the left then tends to fall flat.
28 U.S. Code § 455 – Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge
(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances:
(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding;
(2) Where in private practice he served as lawyer in the matter in controversy, or a lawyer with whom he previously practiced law served during such association as a lawyer concerning the matter, or the judge or such lawyer has been a material witness concerning it;
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/455
Oops, sorry.
Same with the southern part of state. Very few were year round residents. So was the judge an anchor child?
The term La Raza is more loaded. What if it was Chosen People Bar Association? That’s a better analogy.And an excellent one.
Lots more material of his relationship with LaRaza here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3436612/posts
If he is promoting return of the land to Mexico and funding illegal immigrants as the thread indicates, he has no place in any judicial position where he has sworn to uphold the constitution. He has broken the law
Maybe that is why Trump is not emphasizing the LaRaza connection. He doesn’t want it to appear that the downfall comes from him!
It’s all about La Raza! It drives me nuts when Republicans don’t lead with this information. He’s a member of a racist organization that publicly opposes Trump. The conflict of interest is astounding.
“If Trump really thinks that being a Mexican, donation to Clinton and being an immigration advocate disqualifies a judge, he is wrong.”
However, if he thinks that being a bigot who belongs to a violent anti-American organization *should* disqualify a judge, he is right.
“If he thinks the judge is going to remove himself, or be removed, he doesn’t know the law.”
Of course this bigot is not going to recuse himself. Why should he, when he has such a clear chance to harm the US? As for being removed, well, that could happen. Actually, if he fails to recuse himself that could lead to his being removed from the bench.
“Clinton, Sanders and Trump are the worst presidential candidates of my lifetime.”
Road apples. Take that Trump-bashing crap back to DU.
“LaRasa wants to claim USTerritory as part of Mexico.”
Fix bayonets.
The judge was outed by Trump. First pretty clumsily and then most definitively vis-a-vis La Raza. I don’t know what level of Judge he is but accusations like these that get dragged through the media are career busters.
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The judge is so corrupt it is obvious to all. Just recently he decided to make all the Trump U documents available to the public. Within 24 hours he reversed himself and said he made a mistake and resealed the documents but not before the media had access to all of them to inflict maximum damage to Trump.
Trump accusing him of being corrupt is 100% accurate. The judge is now totally tarnished and Trump will win easily.
Just look at the posters from San Jose
From another post online:
-—”I truly dislike Trump, but have to question the reporting here. What this story, and most of the other stories, have neglected to disclose, is that Judge Curiel is a member of La Raza Lawyers, a politically active organization of Mexican American attorneys which is known to be on the left side of the political spectrum. La Raza means “the race” in Spanish. While I know nothing about Judge Curiel, I think that his membership in an organization promoting a racial identity and agenda is legitimately troubling.
I recall a lot of attorneys suggesting that a judge’s membership in the Boy Scouts should be disqualifying because of their stance on gay scout leaders. Why would membership in a racially based, political organization be any different? “
You are on the wrong forum, but I suspect you won’t be here much longer.
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It’s difficult to see Trump’s litigation strategy here. If Trump really thinks that being a Mexican, donation to Clinton and being an immigration advocate disqualifies a judge, he is wrong. If he thinks the judge is going to remove himself, or be removed, he doesn’t know the law. If he thinks that this will somehow make the judge rule his way, he’s a fool.
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Trump has shown the judge is corrupt. 100% corrupt. That is all that matters.
Judges hate this kind of exposure.
I mean give me a break. He makes all the Trump U documents available to the public and in 24 hours he says that he goofed and reseals them but not before inflicting maximum damage on Trump.
The case is now so tainted that Trump will win handily.
He is no fool!
bttt
How’s he supposed to do that when the MSM has been reporting only half of the story, all day.
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Trump has now close to 20 million people on social media. He starts there. then the story unfolds.
The point is that the judge is corrupt. 100% corrupt. so he tells his 20 million followers and it is impossible to ignore.
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