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Stunned at how poorly a local judge was prepared.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:09 pm
Watched a local judicial Judge try several cases. The Judge seemed like a good natured likeable guy but was totally ignorant of the cases he was trying. He is given pages to read on upcoming cases ( which the court charges thousands of dollars per page). It was obvious he didn’t read these pages beforehand. Attorneys spent many hours preparing for this, not to mention the money it’s costing the citizens involved. The Judge did not render a single decision but sent them off to come back at a later date. One attorney told me unprepared judges are common though some are well prepared. Seems an injustice to all those who took time to show up and get a case fairly tried. Has anyone else on here witnessed this.
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Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:11 pm to Cycledude
When you start viewing the world using the 80/20 rule, you'll realize almost everyone is mediocre at their job.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:11 pm to Cycledude
Weird melt
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:11 pm to Cycledude
What are the legal qualifications to be a judge again?
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:12 pm to Cycledude
Welcome to every other day in criminal court.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:13 pm to Cycledude
If he wanted to keep grinding he’d have stayed a lawyer.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:13 pm to Cycledude
A top tier lawyer would be taking a pay cut to be a judge. Some do it anyway out of a sense of public service or whatever, but some do it because they're mediocre and/or lazy. It's a steady paycheck and the workload isn't bad.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:16 pm to Stealth Matrix
I’d describe it more as a relevant anecdote on one of the most troubling underlying trends in our society… an explosion of selfishness
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:18 pm to Cycledude
Was it in a state where they elect judges? I am going to assume so. Its the same reason a bunch of idiots get elected to every other elected position.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:18 pm to Cycledude
quote:In one day?
Watched a local judicial Judge try several cases.
quote:What is this about?
He is given pages to read on upcoming cases ( which the court charges thousands of dollars per page)
quote:Taken under advisement is very common. Hell, it's expected.
The Judge did not render a single decision but sent them off to come back at a later date.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:20 pm to Cycledude
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Has anyone else on here witnessed this.
Uh...yeah.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:22 pm to Cycledude
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:28 pm to AlxTgr
The Judge stated he had seven cases to get through before lunch. This started at 10am. He was obviously rushing through, he went through four cases in an hour before getting to the one I was there for. A civic association was suing a junk hoarder who kept filling his whole front and back yard with junk . This had been going on for 7 years with him being forced by blight court to allow the city to clean it up, for him to quickly return to filling it back up. This has happened repeatedly and is an eyesore to all the surrounding neighbors. It’s a decently nice neighborhood.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:32 pm to fightin tigers
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What are the legal qualifications to be a judge again?
Be an attorney in good standing for 5 years. Win an election
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:35 pm to Cycledude
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judicial Judge
The worst kind of judge IMO.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:41 pm to Cycledude
Imagine how bad the fricking is for the baws having to pay those lawyers. Our judicial system 
is a scam run on those poor souls unlucky enough to get sucked in.
is a scam run on those poor souls unlucky enough to get sucked in.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:45 pm to Cycledude
Sounds like a motion day, but whatever. I watched a judge blankly stare at several groups of attorneys during a motion day docket yesterday. She didn't rule on anything, asked no questions, and didn't give any indication that she had ever heard of any of the cases or issues. So yes, some judges take the bench completely unprepared.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:46 pm to Cycledude
I was selected to be on the jury of a civil trial a few months ago in St.Tammany and the judge knew just as much about the case as the attorneys did. I know why we can't hear it but I wish we had been able to hear audio when they had to go up for side bar. It got heated a few times over objections. Would have made it a lot more interesting.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:48 pm to Cycledude
quote:That is good use of time.
he went through four cases in an hour before getting to the one I was there for.
quote:These are the cases that will use up a ton of time. I have been a association president and involved in civic actions. Did both sides have a lawyer or was there a citizen trying to be Matlock?
A civic association was suing a junk hoarder who kept filling his whole front and back yard with junk . This had been going on for 7 years with him being forced by blight court to allow the city to clean it up, for him to quickly return to filling it back up. This has happened repeatedly and is an eyesore to all the surrounding neighbors. It’s a decently nice neighborhood.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:50 pm to redneck
What did y’all end up doing as a jury?
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