Another Crooked Baton Rouge Judge - Supreme Court Overturns Her Rape Pardon

There should be a rule that in order to run for a judge position you have to pass a law knowledge test

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Attorney Gail Horne Ray was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated from Ramsay High School, received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Alabama in 1974 and was awarded a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University in 1977. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1978 and is in solo practice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she specializes in criminal defense, civil rights and personal injury.

She formerly served as an Assistant Professor of Law at Southern University Law Center, as the Louisiana state social action chair for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and as an East Baton Rouge Assistant Public Defender. She is a Silver Life member of the NAACP, on the Board of Directors for the J.K. Haynes Elementary Charter School, on the leadership council for Citizens for Second Chances and serves as President of the Southern University 6th Man Club.

Born with Brown v. Board of Education decision
On the day that I was born on May 18, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, the newspaper headlines around the country announced that the Supreme Court of the United States had outlawed public school segregation in the case entitled Brown versus Board of Education. Relatives used to tease me and say that when my mother, Quintella Dobbins Horne, a high school teacher, heard that the schools were going to be desegregated, she went into labor. However in 1963, nine years after that decision, after having skipped the second grade, I was in the fourth grade at all-Black Center Street Elementary School.

Until I was approximately eight years old, our family attended Westminster Presbyterian Church. It was pastored by Rev. John W. Rice who was the father of Condoleezza Rice. Condoleezza and I, only a few months apart in age, were in the same Sunday School class. Mrs. Rice was a music teacher and Condoleezza began playing the piano at a very early age. Soon the mothers of other young girls in the neighborhood decided that we should take piano lessons as well, whether we wanted to or not. My Mom also made sure that my younger sister Janet and I took ballet and tap dance lessons.

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Apparently the bar exam is not a good enough obstacle.

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Washington agrees.

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So what about repercussions to the judge? If she isnt punished, her actions wont change.

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La Supreme Court regulates Judicial conduct. By the tone of their ruling, discipline is likely.

She should be suspended, without pay, for an amount of time that will make her pause before she does that again. The admonishment should be placed in her file, and punishment doubled the next time. Should it continue, she should be removed from the bench by due process.

Does anyone know why I can’t find this opinion on the LA Supreme Court’s website? The article says it was issued Thursday May 30, but the court’s website shows no action that date. When I search by defendant’s name it doesn’t turn up. It makes me inordinately angry when reporters write about a court opinion without providing a link to the opinion or at least the caption and docket number.

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The court updated its website to include the opinion. Links below.

Majority Opinion

Concurring Opinion

I have to say I am disappointed that the whole court didn’t join Justice Crichton’s criticism of the trial court judge.

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The NAACP Baton Rouge Chapter held a news conference on Thursday, May 30, and released a statement about the judge and her rulings before the event.

Over the last weeks, local news station WBRZ and national news Fox with a local affiliate have irresponsibly and unethically singled out Judge Gail Horn Ray for rulings made in her courtroom.

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We want to debunk the notion that being a member of the NAACP some how makes one automatically biased toward any wrong doing or alters one sense of rational thinking. We, also, want to cover Judge Ray as a parent and other parents in whatever occupational field they occupy from being held out in scorn for acts and crimes committed by their children, siblings, parents, god-children and others when the parent did not participate or encourage the act.

Judge Gail Horne Ray has a remarkable service record and a deep dedication to justice. Her lifetime membership status in our organization is not dependent on her decision-making abilities. Our membership and supporters come from various backgrounds, including all races, creeds, belief systems, sexual orientations, and political affiliations.

The NAACP stands firmly behind Judge Ray and all members committed to justice. We urge the State Supreme Court to consider the broader implications of any decision in the context of a fair and equitable judicial process. Our organization’s history is deeply rooted in the pursuit of equality and justice for all.

NAACP BATON ROUGE CHAPTER

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https://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/baton-rouge/east-baton-rouge-judge-on-madison-brooks-case-under-fire-for-previous-rape-case-decisions/

https://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-supreme-court-reverses-baton-rouge-judge-s-decision-to-free-rapist-behind-bars-50-years/

https://www.wafb.com/2024/05/31/grossly-erroneous-decision-free-rapist-reversed-district-judge-criticized-by-higher-court/

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/louisiana-supreme-court-reinstates-br-rapists-life-sentence/article_acd11b08-1f8f-11ef-bd42-43fe06336c74.html

That judicial district is so full of corruption

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Judge Eboni Johnson Rose has more recently been involved in another high-profile scandal after implying that Moore’s office targeted black offenders and wanted to “stick every ni**er in jail.”

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Oh look. Another black female judge just throwing everything out the window and doing as she pleases.

Frank Abagnale, Jr. passed it.

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Apparently the bar exam is not a good enough obstacle.

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I mean allegedly SFP passed it, look at him