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A DAY OF SHAME FOR ....

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Judge Aleman. She was reprimanded by the Florida Supreme Court today. Having a bad day? Need a "pick me up?" Read the transcript of the reprimand here.Here's a highlight:Judges are not and must never become adversaries ofany attorney appearing before them, especially infirst-degree murder cases where a person?s life is atstake.All of us who sit on the bench are subject tocriticism, including recusal requests that may behighly unflattering to us.Nevertheless, we still must be fair, courteous, andimpartial when responding to such requests. Rumpole wonders:  We now know that judges are required to be "fair, courteous, and impartial" when we move to have them recused. What about the rest of time? Ba dum dum. And a day of shame for the DOJ as well:The case against former Senator Ted Stevens was officially dismissed today as the Judge blasted the Department Of Justice and appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the investigators...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on April 07, 2009 (boomark / email).