There's a dirty secret every public defender knows: defense lawyers don't always make the best judges. For every, there are many former defenders who seem hell-bent on harming our clients.
Many of these burnt out defense lawyers who take judgeships assume everyone who appears in front of them pleading for mercy is a liar. They assume guilt. They hand out years. We need more public defenders whose ascent to the bench is driven by this identity, and fewer who ascend through craven ambition. Judges for whom "justice" means maximizing individual liberty, inclusion, and opportunity for people rather than corporations and other entities. Liberty, after all, is a thing all too often reserved for the wealthy in this country.
We are finally recognizing that prosecutors and corporate lawyers aren't champions of liberty. And we have the ability to identify the public interest lawyers who are such champions. We need to be more demanding of who we choose for the most powerful office in our judicial system. We must seek out a value system and a form of bravery rather than checking a prior-job box.
CPercar BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Comment vas-tu ?
ScottHech BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Need a civil trial lawyer.
BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Always remember and never forget, that some of the worst judges are former public defenders. I have NO idea how that happens, but....
BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza The bench needs COMPETENT LAWYERS who know the law.
trabernlaw BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza this, in part, has led to a glut of wrongfully convicted folks in prison. it’s changing but not quickly enough.
ScottHech BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Yes. Unless they represented abhorrent defendants. Then, they can't be judges, obviously. That's sarcasm and what happened to Dottie Graham. Ridiculous!
Taniel BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Agree. Also: civil legal services/ legal aid lawyers & civil rights lawyers. And environmental advocates. As a start see list from acslaw:
BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Thank you for including our dirty little secret. Not all defenders are created equally. I hope that changes some day but for now, we gotta keep it real
BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Yes we do. Notice that in Merrimack County/Concord New Hampshire, the write in candidate public defender DA Robin Davis got smeared in a frivolous hostile environment suit they used to get her voted out. She knew the tainted games going on:
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BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza Not a surprising article. The only point I disagree with is the comment about 'Trump's judges.' They're not his judges they were seated during his term. They came from the Federalist Society, McConnell, and anyone who paid McConnell enough to seat them. Most have NO experience.
BrendonWoodsPD GalvinAlmanza More good news please(((
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