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26 Feb 2018 - Lunch with the Judge
By: Jack Date: February 26, 2018, 4:41 am
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I mentioned in Troy's Treats that I'd been having lunch with the
family court judge last week, and I've had a couple of questions
about that, so I thought I'd address it here.
No, there's no problem.
No, there are no new kids.
The simple fact of the matter is that the judge says he's seen
me more often, over a longer period of time, than he has anyone
who's not either a lawyer or with CPS. He really just wanted to
check up and see how things are going. He's a good man and a
father who's invested in how the kids who go through his court
do. In a lot of cases, he can only find out by checking
records, but he's actually been to my house before.
I think he also wanted to brag a big. His youngest is
graduating college this year, and he's very proud of his kids.
I remember the two of us talking about me spanking foster kids.
He admitted to me that, not only did he spank his kids, but that
his boys had been left with a mark once or twice (shoplifting
and smoking grass being the main occasions), and while he thinks
it's regrettable, and while he understands the rules, it's hard
to make a rule to protect kids like C&C, and apply it while
you're dealing with a teenager with a bad attitude who's making
stupid decisions that might end with him in prison (TYC, at
least),. and you're trying anything you can to make an
impression on him.
This is kind of rambling, but the point is, his youngest
survived all that, and now is graduating college at the top of
his class, and the judge is really proud.
Oh, and he also asked for a campaign contribution.
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Re: 26 Feb 2018 - Lunch with the Judge
By: db105 Date: February 26, 2018, 8:41 am
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Did Zeke's case go through him, too?
[quote author=Jack link=topic=422.msg4044#msg4044
date=1519641695]
Oh, and he also asked for a campaign contribution.
[/quote]
;D That's weird for us Europeans, because judges are not
elected here (in fact that idea would be considered to go
against the independence of judges, since they would have to
worry not only about the law, but also about whether their
decisions would be popular among their constituency). Of course,
there's two sides to every coin, you could argue that by making
judges answerable to the community you are making sure that the
justice system serves the community.
Anyway, not trying to open any political debates here, just
pointing out that it seems strange to us.
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Re: 26 Feb 2018 - Lunch with the Judge
By: Zyngaru Date: February 26, 2018, 10:21 am
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[quote author=Jack link=topic=422.msg4044#msg4044
date=1519641695]
Oh, and he also asked for a campaign contribution.
[/quote]
Hopefully he asked for your vote also. A judge who understands
the law and the real world at the same time is rare.
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Re: 26 Feb 2018 - Lunch with the Judge
By: Jack Date: February 26, 2018, 12:44 pm
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[quote author=db105 link=topic=422.msg4046#msg4046
date=1519656114]
Did Zeke's case go through him, too?
[quote author=Jack link=topic=422.msg4044#msg4044
date=1519641695]
Oh, and he also asked for a campaign contribution.
[/quote]
;D That's weird for us Europeans, because judges are not
elected here (in fact that idea would be considered to go
against the independence of judges, since they would have to
worry not only about the law, but also about whether their
decisions would be popular among their constituency). Of course,
there's two sides to every coin, you could argue that by making
judges answerable to the community you are making sure that the
justice system serves the community.
Anyway, not trying to open any political debates here, just
pointing out that it seems strange to us.
[/quote]
It's weird for some of us Americans as well, and for exactly the
reason you state. I have seen cases where judges are blatantly
ignoring the law, so they can 'appear tough on crime'.
Zeke's case didn't really go through him. Zeke was closing in
rapidly on his 18th birthday. They were trying to get him into
the system before he turned 18 (and didn't qualify) and the
judge did supervise his case to see if they could find a
loophole. He also saw me and Zeke together and discussed Zeke's
competence. At this point, Zeke has been declared legally
incompetent, and I've been declared his guardian, mostly because
it would be very hard for him to care for himself and make a lot
of the decisions, and this allows me to care for him as if he
was a juvenile - handling his medical care, his education, and
even spanking him when needed.
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