tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post1735331583703709614..comments2024-03-29T08:14:13.708-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: HARD AT WORKRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-70792693673247725302009-05-11T22:41:00.000-04:002009-05-11T22:41:00.000-04:00Dear Rump,
Thanks for extending the invitation to...Dear Rump,<br /><br />Thanks for extending the invitation to the 20th Anniversary Celebration and to all your readers for their kind and thoughtful remarks. As requested here is a bit more information:<br /><br />The press conference will be on the north steps of the Flagler Street courthouse this Friday, May 15th at 8:00 am. (The time was at the suggestion of our national organization to increase the chance of press coverage.) All are welcome to attend and so far we have about 150 people who have confirmed. This event should last about 1 hour.<br /><br />After the press conference we will walk over to the Miami-Dade Commission Chambers at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, 111 W. Flagler. (It is about a block west of the courthouse.) At 9:30 we will begin our graduation, it will be broadcast to courts across the state and nation. I think the graduation will be the highlight of the morning. I'm pleased to say that in addition to many wonderful presenters and guests, Judges Wetherington and Klein, along with Hugh Rodham and Mrs. Stanley Goldstein will be at the graduation. Judge Rosniek will be co-hosting with me. (We moved from REGB because we needed larger free space that could accommodate the web cast.) We have about 200 people confirmed for the graduation---so far.<br /><br />We will also preview a short film underwritten by the wonderful "Friends of Drug Court" that has a lot of footage from 20 years of court and many national and international news programs. The film alone is reason to stop by but the whole morning will be great.<br /><br />There will also be a reception after the ceremony at around 11:00.<br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />Deborah White-Labora<br /><br />PS- Judges Klein and Wetherington were the originators, with others, of the concept. Judge Goldstein was the first presiding Drug Court judge.Deborah, Patrick L.'s Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535178009212309471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-4571183236465597872009-05-11T18:51:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:51:00.000-04:00Drug court has been lucky to start with Stan Golds...Drug court has been lucky to start with Stan Goldstien, move on to Jeff Rosinek and now get Deborah White-Labora.<br /><br />Three of the nicest people I have ever known and three that helped many.<br /><br />One other bit of history, Hugh Rodham, (Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother) was the drug court APD for a long time. He sold the idea on Bill Clinton... and the rest is history.<br /><br />Go drug court!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-75095912896017797362009-05-11T18:08:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:08:00.000-04:00There are plenty of dolts who could get moved from...There are plenty of dolts who could get moved from Circuit to Drug Court. Too many, in fact.<br /><br />The only drawback is that my clients like it when a dolt rules in their favor - so I say, take Blake or Scola-Hogan. No smart judges in backup, please.old guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-40200873829270792662009-05-11T17:52:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:52:00.000-04:00Judge White-Labora is an excellent choice for Drug...Judge White-Labora is an excellent choice for Drug Court. Every person who is helped by drug court is a win-win situation for all Floridians. It keeps some people out of prison and it also helps many avoid a felony conviction which would make the remiander of their lives more problematic with respect to the stigma of a felony conviction. <br /><br />I also agree that it is time for all of Florida to revisit it's drug laws. Suspending a person's license for being in possession of weed is a joke. particularly when the person's offense had nothing to do with driving. Making convicted felons out of people with small amounts of drugs is a disgrace. Hopefully the republican retards in Tallahassee will one day get their act together. This war on drugs was lost many years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-60748035000595566792009-05-11T17:48:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:48:00.000-04:00THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
to 4:16 pm
According to the...THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:<br /><br />to 4:16 pm<br /><br />According to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals .....<br /><br />In 1989, the first drug court was established in Miami, Florida, to process criminal cases of substance-abusing offenders through comprehensive supervision, testing, treatment, sanctions and incentives. <br /><br />Judge Stanley M. Goldstein was the first drug court judge in the United States. In recognition of Judge Goldstein’s example, expertise, and leadership, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) deems it appropriate to name the Drug Court Hall of Fame in his honor. Judge Goldstein’s efforts epitomize the qualities this award seeks to honor in each of its recipients.<br /><br />The Stanley M. Goldstein Drug Court Hall of Fame is recognition by one’s peers of a special dedication shown to the drug court field. At each conference, one outstanding member of our practitioner community receives this prestigious award. <br /><br />Nominations and selections will be determined by the NADCP membership. Members will vote for their candidate of choice and submit their ballots, electronically, by fax, or by US mail, to the NADCP office.<br /><br />etc. etc. etc.; nothing about Klein or Wetherington. <br /><br />In 1989, Wetherington was the CJ and along with Klein, Reno & Brummer, they came up with the concept and Judge Goldstein was the first judge assigned to the Division.<br /><br />to 8:43 am:<br /><br />I understand your point - we should de-criminalize. Many agree with you. Having said that, for now, DRUG COURT WORKS.<br /><br />According to a study released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in 2003, a sample of 2,000 Drug Court graduates nationwide showed that within one year,<br />only 16.4 percent had been re-arrested and charged with a felony offense.<br /><br />In the last two decades Drug Court has become the most successful justice strategy for dealing with drug-dependant citizens who emerge in the courts. As a result, millions of individual lives have been saved and thousands of communities have been strengthened<br />throughout the nation. There are now over 2,300 Drug Courts serving 120,000 people every year. There is strong support for Drug Courts in the Obama Administration and in<br />the 111th Congress. Just this month Congress made Drug Court a priority, authorizing $63.882 million for Drug Court in the 2009 Omnibus Appropriation Bill. That is the largest annual federal appropriation in the history of Drug Court; a 250% increase<br />from last year’s mark! <br /><br />Cap Out ....CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-65374427743293224552009-05-11T17:22:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:22:00.000-04:0055 attorneys in the County Attorney's Office have ...55 attorneys in the County Attorney's Office have a higher salary than Circuit Court Judged, and that's before the new pay cuts go into effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-38647115765336439202009-05-11T16:16:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:16:00.000-04:00Sorry, Rumpy, but Drug Court was started by former...Sorry, Rumpy, but Drug Court was started by former Judge Herb Klein when Gerald T. Wetherington was chief. How quickly they forget.<br />Della StreetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-54446822489593438552009-05-11T13:17:00.000-04:002009-05-11T13:17:00.000-04:00Curious about local finances???
Check out the Miam...Curious about local finances???<br />Check out the Miami herald web page,<br />miamifly.net<br />scroll down the right hand side and check out the various slary schedules for the city and county.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-17464674819737291312009-05-11T10:59:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:59:00.000-04:00Maybe I'm too new to this blog, but what is that a...Maybe I'm too new to this blog, but what is that about Rush Limbaugh. Who got him to give to our local Drug Court. Wasn't his case in Plam Beach County?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-87299460295172177602009-05-11T08:43:00.000-04:002009-05-11T08:43:00.000-04:00While the concept behind drug court is laudable, i...While the concept behind drug court is laudable, it represents more of a failure than anything else. The concept is this: you got caught with drugs and that is a felony. However, we recognize that your problem is more of an addiction than a propensity to commit crime and therefore we are going to allow you to seek therapy and remove any criminal taint from your record. So far so good. But if this is true, why are we wasting our time prosecuting people for these "crimes" to begin with. If society were honest about drugs, we would eliminate drug court completely by decriminalizing possession of small amounts of cocaine and marijuana by making them infractions or second degree misdemeanors. If these people want treatment, let them pay for it on their own. It is not the purpose of the criminal justice system to spend huge amounts of police resources processing these cases and then spending additional money treating them for the underlying cause of the arrest. I say decriminalize the whole apparatus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com