tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post4093671136313008192..comments2024-03-28T23:00:25.050-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: ALL WE ARE SAYING ....Rumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-83232605304057632202021-10-25T03:07:16.031-04:002021-10-25T03:07:16.031-04:00As a long-time defense attorney, I prefer former A...As a long-time defense attorney, I prefer former ASA's as judges. They know that cops lie and that unreasonable plea offers are the result of "V wants MAX" SAO policies and are willing to do justice and be more compassionate. Both former ASA's and APD's overcompensate trying to distance themselves from their former roles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-82732940507292259732021-10-21T21:06:17.292-04:002021-10-21T21:06:17.292-04:00Hey, what about the fact that a case never gets fi...Hey, what about the fact that a case never gets filed if an ASA determines proof beyond a reasonable doubt is a high burden that not all facts overcome? ASAs deal with these issues from the moment of arrest. That’s discretion. They don’t defend people for the sake of it pushing for a dismissal knowing god well the defendant’s #guilty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-76140008832813985492021-10-21T14:35:14.276-04:002021-10-21T14:35:14.276-04:0011:07 is totally correct. We should only pick judg...11:07 is totally correct. We should only pick judges based on race and nothing else. Also, forget looking at their entire professional experience. The only thing that must matter in addition to race is whether they were a prosecutor or a defense lawyer when they first began practice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-33626165477841366132021-10-21T13:22:09.552-04:002021-10-21T13:22:09.552-04:00Anecdotally, I agree with 3:50. You cannot spend s...Anecdotally, I agree with 3:50. You cannot spend significant time as an APD and not come away deeply aware that 1) many defendants are blatantly guilty of what they have been accused of; that 2) many defendants face cases on only a tiny fraction of crimes they have committed; and 3) that many defendants are completely unrepentant, and feel burdened by having to be in court in the first place, despite whatever theyve done.<br /><br />What's more, a hard working APD often knows better than anyone -- even if he is honor bound to argue against it -- that incarceration is the best outcome for a particular client.<br /><br />PDs have none of the self-doubt that ASAs sometimes struggle with, as they have not been tasked with "doing justice", but rather with defending a particular person in particular circumstances, whether the outcome is just or not.<br /><br />All of the above qualify former PDs to be extremely keen judges with a particular talent for seeing through a case without moral queasiness. If I were trying a case for the defense, Id much rather have an ex ASA on the bench.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-37360585168953052502021-10-21T09:44:24.070-04:002021-10-21T09:44:24.070-04:00I applied to be a federal magistrate judge in 1990...I applied to be a federal magistrate judge in 1990 and 1991, and made the short list both times, despite the fact I was neither an AUSA or a former FPD. Both times federal district judges picked the better candidate: Stephen Brown in 1990, and Barry Garber in 1991. To this<br />day, I'm glad they did.Lauri Waldman Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-9558786392906885322021-10-20T17:56:51.898-04:002021-10-20T17:56:51.898-04:00Abner Doubleday - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.or...Abner Doubleday - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Abner_Doubleday<br />Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War.Court Keeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587344132308272767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-30628430179792568082021-10-20T15:50:53.827-04:002021-10-20T15:50:53.827-04:00I have been practicing for 40+ years in criminal a...I have been practicing for 40+ years in criminal and civil. One of the biggest misconceptions among outsiders is that ex PD's are more liberal than ex prosecutors. It is just not true. I find that ex ASA's more often than not have personality grudges with their former bosses at the SAO and enjoy exacting some revenge. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-40664523064131363472021-10-20T11:07:43.747-04:002021-10-20T11:07:43.747-04:00If you think state court is bad, look at federal c...If you think state court is bad, look at federal court. You previously referred to the "tie" vote issue where the court appointed yet another former AUSA to be a magistrate judge. As you know, the district judges makes these decisions holding secret interviews and votes. The court's historical record is atrocious on both demographic and professional diversity. <br /><br />Based on public sources this is what seems to have occurred.<br /><br />Since 1999, there have 22 appointments. Of these 22 appointments, 16 of the chosen had worked or were working at the USAttorney's Office. In those 22 years, only 2 appointments from the public defenders (both men). All of the women appointed in that time period had worked or were working at the US Atty office except one--Judge Otazo Reyes who was a longtime federal clerk who was working for an ex US Atty when appointed. The only African Americans appointed ever in the SDFLA was during this time (first appointment in 2003) and both came directly from USAtty office.<br /><br />The lack of diversity among magistrate judges who are appointed by federal district judges is inexcusable. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-32872678215760154452021-10-20T11:03:33.967-04:002021-10-20T11:03:33.967-04:00God that slate is bad. Just shoot a dart at page ...God that slate is bad. Just shoot a dart at page and pick one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-31530262606232057262021-10-20T09:49:20.879-04:002021-10-20T09:49:20.879-04:00Five minutes per interview. Wow.
Obviously, it i...Five minutes per interview. Wow. <br /><br />Obviously, it is long enough to simply say, "Thank you for appearing before the Federalist Society Nominating Committee. Unfortunately, Ariana Fajardo is going to get the county spot. Or Robert Luck. We will inform you officially of your rejection soon. Now get out of here, you traitor Democrat or RINO." <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-15156378671102338862021-10-20T09:19:45.961-04:002021-10-20T09:19:45.961-04:00What was the background of Obama appointee Judge L...What was the background of Obama appointee Judge Loretta C. Biggs?<br /><br />She just ruled that universities can continue to prioritize admission of Black and Latino students over other students with better grades, and better standardized test scores. Unmentioned in her opinion is that the huge majority of the applicants passed over will continue to be Asian Americans.<br /><br />“While no student can or should be admitted to this university, or any other, based solely on race,” she wrote, “because race is so interwoven in every aspect of the lived experience of minority students, to ignore it, reduce its importance and measure it only by statistical models,” as she said the plaintiff had done, “misses important context.”<br /><br />Important points: 1. Asians clearly do not count as minority students to this judge. Remember all that hoopla surrounding #stopasianhate? Yeah, she doesn't. Asians are white when it comes time for Affirmative Action. <br /><br />2. Screw your statistical models. Math and science and numbers? Lol, who needs that? Judge Biggs has "lived experience".<br /><br />Rump is right --- so many right wing judges!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24271770301228352812021-10-20T06:54:07.302-04:002021-10-20T06:54:07.302-04:00The next County Court Judge is obviously:
Rodrigu...The next County Court Judge is obviously:<br /><br />Rodriguez<br />Dominguez<br />Diaz<br />Gonzalez<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com