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FRIDAY NOTES

LOCKSTEP!Mike Satz’s problems over Jeff Chukwuma have gotten worse, as this letter was sent over to the SAO yesterday from the Broward County Chiefs of Police Association, citing concerns they have with Jeff’s impartiality and fairness.

The letter is significant because management is now in lockstep with police unions, which could force stronger action from Satz. We’re told other letters are also being prepared, so stay tuned …

CLERK’S RACE:

Brenda v. Blog Update – a tremendous and heartfelt thank you to John Howes. His masterful work was a service to all those reading and posting on JAABLOG, and to fans of the United States Constitution. As previously stated, the Bar dropped the IP Address related issues via letter at the end of May, and it was all because of John’s tireless efforts, performed voluntarily and as a courtesy in the name of professionalism and freedom. We can’t thank him enough.

All the remaining aspects of Brenda’s complaints are now being handled by the latest Pro Bono Warriors to join the JAABLOG cause, Adriana Alcalde and Geoff Cohen.

Adriana, a former HTU ASA, is known as an aggressive and incisive litigator, who was also the recipient of what was basically an apology letter from a Bar Grievance Committee, after being the target of a complaint filed by Bobby Diaz that had an anti-JAABLOG component. We couldn’t be happier that such a talented litigator with a proven track record of standing up for free speech and Democracy has agreed to take the baton from John.

Geoff, of course, was the founding presiding judge of the Domestic Violence Division in Broward Circuit Court, which he helmed for decades before retiring. He’s agreed to come on board out of principle as well, and wield his unprecedented expertise. As with John and Adriana, we’re touched that a lawyer of Geoff’s caliber would take the time to join the fight, and look forward to seeing everyone under oath and in a courtroom soon …

THANK YOU JOHN, ADRIANA, AND GEOFF!

FUN WITH ZOOM

The DBR picked up on Jack Tuter’s Zoom email posted on JAABLOG yesterday morning, and made a real story of it. Whether or not they got wind of the issue from JAABLOG is unknown at this time, but please keep the tips and stories coming, and we’ll do our best to get them to the outside world. The DBR’s story Broward Chief Judge Is Clamping Down is here.

The DBR coverage has started a bit of Zoom mining, and this morning the above picture was sent over to JAABLOG, showing APD Dan Maggio reacting to the PDA incident described by Tuter when things “got a bit steamy.”

As far as the ASA who “presented her case from bed,” we were on that day, and have it on very good authority that she was wiped-out from singlehandedly dealing with four kids and work, and that the bedroom was the only quiet room in the house available for Zoom purposes. Accordingly, those screenshots will not be posted.

Please drop a line if the other described incidents from the DBR are readily accessible. Of course, the most amusing Zoom court moments thus far have been provided by litigants and their witnesses, if anything about pandemic conditions can be deemed amusing at all …

THURSDAY NOTES

DECORUM! – Email sent this morning from Jack Tuter to stakeholders, followed by a screen shot we took of the chief judge from a recent Zoom meeting displaying appropriate dress …

BROADSIDE! – last night’s Bless Broward State Attorney Forum got heated at one point, with the ever outspoken Teresa Fanning Williams lashing out at the SAO’s ethics in response to a comment by Gregg Rossman. No names here, as Teresa used the strongest language possible, stating ” … one of the head supervisors … has got the worst ethics I have ever seen. He is the personification of prosecutorial misconduct … .” Unfortunately, the remark drew a swift shutdown of the dialogue, since a response was in the works and an interesting conversation could have ensued. Fanning Williams was reportedly also very candid at the recent Sun Sentinel endorsement interviews in regards to her fellow candidates. In any event, with everyone else thus far this campaign season on their best political behavior, people are wondering whether anyone besides Teresa or Joe Kimok will be breaking a lot of eggs if elected, or whether others are simply playing it safe for the win before announcing a thorough overhaul …

MORE CANDIDATE FUN – a previously taped judicial candidate forum premieres tonight at 5:30 PM via BCBA Facebook …

ARTAU UPEd Artau joins the 4th DCA, creating a vacancy on the Palm Beach circuit court …

LIABILITIES: “UNKNOWN”

*UPDATE* – Is FRS properly included as an asset?

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Brenda’s financials are up. She’s the first Clerk’s candidate to qualify. Her financial disclosure for 2019 is here, signed May 29, 2020. We’ll post Brenda’s older financials in due time.

Pictured below is an “unknown” liability to a law firm, Shield (sic) Family Law. Whether or not the debt has anything to do with the “fees on fees” opinion issued as a result of the fiasco targeting Brenda’s former benefactor and husband Howard Forman, is unknown at this time.

Please drop a line or post a comment if you have any information on Brenda’s mysterious liability, or any other information regarding her personal fiscal acuity. As the Clerk’s election approaches, with the winner poised to take over oversight duties of Broward County’s $2.5 billion investment portfolio, a thorough financial vetting of Broward’s controversial incumbent Clerk is imperative at this time …

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WSVN – Broward prosecutor proposes bodycams on each cop

PLEASE KEEP THE TIPS AND STORIES COMING!