Judge Who Ruled Terri Schiavo Should Die Faces Election Challenge
May 12, 2004 Clearwater, FL (LifeNews.com) -- One of the circuit court judges who has been at the center of the controversy surrounding Terri Schiavo is facing a challenge in his bid for re-election.
Judge George Greer ruled last year that Terri's estranged husband Michael could remove her feeding tube and now voters will be able to decide if they approve of his decisions in the case. Just hours before the filing deadline last Friday, Jan Govan, an attorney in Clearwater, Florida, threw his hat in the ring.
The race will be Greer's first since being elected to the judgeship twelve years ago. While Govan is careful to not directly say that he disagrees with Judge Greer's decisions in the years-long legal battle over Terri's life, the case prompted him to run. "I will serve impartially and without any predisposition," Govan told LifeNews.com in an interview.
Govan told LifeNews.com that Greer's judicial decision-making progressed to a point where the state legislature had to get involved and authorize Governor Jeb Bush to ask doctors to re-insert Terri's feeding tube.
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I'm not going to have time to break this out into a separate thread. I'd ask either cyn or nickcarraway to help me out. Thanks in advance... FV