Life is hard for judges too …
The JQC is in town for a couple of days, starting Thursday, November 13th. David Bogenschutz will be presenting one of his patented mitigation-fests, this time on behalf of Gisele Pollack. The fun begins at 9:00 AM, in Room 850. Check out the panel members, witnesses, affidavits and more here.
Things aren’t looking good for Pollack. The Supreme Court has shown no quarter when it comes to badly behaving judges recently. Apparently, even they’ve had enough. For instance, Bogenschutz’s mitigation-magic on behalf of Gardiner paid dividends at the trial level, only to play to an empty house in Tallahassee. Similarly, Judy Hawkins recently got the boot from the Supremes, with the JQC only asking for a short suspension. The difference here, of course, is the disease aspect, so things could work out differently. Wait and see.
Make sure to stop by, but don’t expect to see Peter Weinstein supporting one of his beleaguered judges. We’re told he’s on vacation, although it’s not known whether or not the hearing date was already set when the trip was booked …
Coming Soon – Proud Papa Defenders; CJ election update, or “It’s the Satellites, stupid!”; Senior judge payouts 2011-2015; Mindy Brown said what?; Democrat heavy Broward likes its Blacks in prison, and its homeless hungry; Catching up with Lynn Rosenthal; Playing dress-up with Kiki Zayas …
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