July 15, 2005
Judge Greer, others honored for professional commitment
A number of Florida Bar members were recognized at The Florida Bar’s recent Annual Meeting in Orlando. Among the awards presented were:
President’s Award of Merit Presented to Judge George Greer So that he could receive the award in front of his peers, the Judicial Luncheon was the setting for Sixth Circuit Judge George Greer, the trial judge in the Terri Schiavo case, to receive the President’s Award of Merit.
“Those who know Judge Greer and practice in front of him believe he is the ideal jurist,” said President Kelly Overstreet Johnson. “He is fair, he is impartial, and his rulings are based on law, not emotions and not politics.
“Despite a stellar career, Judge Greer’s knowledge and integrity were monitored and commented upon by the world at large, as he weighed the facts of an extremely difficult case, and applied the law as he saw it. Yet Judge Greer, a hardworking judge committed to the rule of law, to the independence of the judiciary, and to the fundamentals of American democracy, received as a result of his efforts hate mail and death threats resulting in 24-hour security, had to move out of his home, and was asked to leave his church, all in the course of doing his job.
“For his longstanding dedication to our system of justice, for his work in the Terri Schiavo case, and for the personal hardships he has suffered as a result, it is my great honor to present Judge George Greer with the President’s Award of Merit.”
Participants at the Judicial Luncheon responded with a rousing standing ovation.
In accepting the award, Judge Greer said: “When you honor me today, you really honor the entire judiciary.”
FV SAYS: It's really takes MERIT to kill an innocent woman and he got a standing O. Florida is the Starvation State.
Yet Judge Greer, a hardworking judge committed to the rule of law, to the independence of the judiciary, and to the fundamentals of American democracy, received as a result of his efforts hate mail and death threats resulting in 24-hour security, had to move out of his home, and was asked to leave his church, all in the course of doing his job.
Oh dear! Perhaps his boss, taxpayers, DON'T agree that he was committed to the rule of law and hardworking for American democracy. Asked to leave his church? Why not, scientology and where Truth is spoken, for starters, thou shalt not kill, don't mix.