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 Ambassador Andrew Young in the house ... Brush with greatness - former UN Ambassador Andrew Young appeared before Judge Carlos Rebollo today.  The former aide to MLK, Mayor of Atlanta, Congressman, and Ambassador under President Jimmy Carter spoke on behalf of a young man with a bright future.  Young, in town for a Haiti fundraiser, also graciously posed for the above picture with Rebollo and his division APDs, ASAs, and Clerk.  Very cool! All eyes on Satz - he's charging public officials left and right, like Tamarac honcho Patricia Atkins-Grad, and today's really big fish, County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin.  Of course, charging someone and convicting them are entirely different things, which is where Griss once again pops-up.  Will Satz assign his top level lawdogs to these cases, to ensure convictions as charged, and lengthy prison sentences?  Will he risk political suicide by doing so, via heavy fallout in condo laden Tamarac?  Or will he assign junior prosecutors who may not be able to get the job done against more experienced, high paid defense lawyers, enjoying politically favorable benefits in the end?  Lastly, will prosecutor assignments mean little, since these cases will likely be resolved long after the 2012 election?  Whatever ends up happening, we think prosecutor assignments will ultimately foreshadow the fates of Broward's most recent disgraced politicos...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on July 06, 2010 (boomark / email).