Comments on: Judges to blogging lawyers: Don’t call us “Evil, Unfair Witches” or we’ll put a hex on you.

By: jack

jack — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:06:35 +0000

Censoring criticism of judges is rarely about protecting the client or vulnerable people. These laws against criticizing judges are just to protect the profession’s own self-importance and unbridled ego.

By: In the Matter of John A. Kindley, Respondent | People v. State

In the Matter of John A. Kindley, Respondent | People v. State — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:12:15 +0000

[…] Other titles I considered for this post were “The $200 Disciplinary Complaint” and “The $18,000 Disciplinary Complaint,” for reasons made clear below. I settled on the above title because I want it to be found by people searching my name. Transcribed below are the facts contained in the “Statement of Circumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline” that formed the basis for the only discipline for attorney misconduct I’ve received in my professional career thus far. [Not that I’m proud of the fact that this is my “only” disciplinary action. Plenty of attorneys go through life without any. And not that I’m expecting to collect any more than I have “thus far,” unless I do something like this or this.] […]

By: Defending People » Small-Town Client Myth

Defending People » Small-Town Client Myth — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:25:50 +0000

[…] years. You still find bumpkin judges. (But, for the record, none of the judges I appear before are evil or unfair, at least as far as a reasonable attorney would understand those terms.) You’ve still got your […]

By: “Friending” the Judge « The Jury Room

“Friending” the Judge « The Jury Room — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:53:26 +0000

[…] we go about our daily activities. While it is likely never a good idea to call the judge an “evil, unfair witch” in your blog, keep in mind the following as you develop and refine your on-line […]

By: Matt Rafat

Matt Rafat — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:34:18 +0000

Beautiful post. I blogged about this NYT article also:

http://willworkforjustice.blogspot.com/2009/09/should-state-bars-shield-judges-from.html

I would say more, but it’s chilly in here…you know, as in “chilled” speech? 🙂

By: A disciplinary complaint I’d love to see | People v. State

A disciplinary complaint I’d love to see | People v. State — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:25:30 +0000

[…] the case of the “evil, unfair witch” (recent developments in which I blogged about here) offered what might be the most cogent rationale for limiting what a lawyer can say about a judge: […]

By: Sherry Marino

Sherry Marino — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:48:23 +0000

I think the judicialsystem should be exposed for what it is! Judges do tend to use their power not in a non judgemental – unbias manner, but in a manner that is arrogant and a very judgemental manner. Besides our health care system needing an over haul so does our judicial system. No one realizes how unfair our system is until they are thrown in it. I feel that the media also contributes to this and is fearful of exposing the system. Both lawyers and judges need to be held accountable for their actions both in the court room and out of it.