tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post5302508514977419240..comments2024-02-26T15:57:14.624-05:00Comments on Expose Corrupt Courts: U.S. Supreme Court Considers When a Judge Should Bow OutCorrupt Courts Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714272122432325263noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-56380105838177400762009-03-04T15:26:00.000-05:002009-03-04T15:26:00.000-05:00ANY UPDATE on this story saying FEDS Seeking to Bo...ANY UPDATE on this story saying FEDS Seeking to Bounce Ira Sorkin as Madoff Lawyer based on conflicts??<BR/><BR/>http://nylj.com/nylawyer/news/09/03/030409e.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-52621729360106893762009-03-04T13:55:00.000-05:002009-03-04T13:55:00.000-05:00that is okaying judges to be boughtmaybe instead o...that is okaying judges to be bought<BR/>maybe instead of hearing cases they should just hold bidding <BR/>the judge can act as an auctioneer<BR/>and decide based on who has the bigger contribution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-91685809827811774372009-03-04T12:53:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:53:00.000-05:00Judges should never "Bow Out" - No one should tell...Judges should never "Bow Out" - No one should tell a Judge to do any such thing - Never forget that the Judge is the boss, we have the power and control - People have to understand this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-84825370229586689762009-03-04T12:45:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:45:00.000-05:00Certainly Judges should not have the appearance of...Certainly Judges should not have the appearance of using what would amount to a shell corporation game...!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-25554293279924044032009-03-04T12:43:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:43:00.000-05:00Question... once the money is received.... by th...Question... once the money is received.... by the campaign and from the donor.... do not the "interests"<BR/>beome mutual... cashed check, stock certificate... what's the difference? <BR/><BR/>yea yea... Judges aren't supposed to know who contributes... but we all know that some of them do....<BR/><BR/>Where are the safeguards?????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-12388539757479698652009-03-04T12:35:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:35:00.000-05:00http://www.nycourts.gov/rules/chiefadmin/100.shtml...http://www.nycourts.gov/rules/chiefadmin/100.shtml<BR/><BR/>Judges should not be using loopholes to get around the spirit and intent of the law...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-26483284813493194692009-03-04T12:30:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:30:00.000-05:00(D) Financial Activities.(1) A judge shall not eng...(D) Financial Activities.<BR/><BR/>(1) A judge shall not engage in financial and business dealings that:<BR/><BR/>(a) may reasonably be perceived to exploit the judge's judicial position;<BR/><BR/>(b) involve the judge with any business, organization or activity that ordinarily will come before the judge; or<BR/><BR/>(c) involve the judge in frequent transactions or continuing business relationships with those lawyers or other persons likely to come before the court on which the judge serves.<BR/><BR/>(2) A judge, subject to the requirements of this Part, may hold and manage investments of the judge and members of the judge's family, including real estate.<BR/><BR/>(3) A full-time judge shall not serve as an officer, director, manager, general partner, advisor, employee or other active participant of any business entity, except that:<BR/><BR/>(a) the foregoing restriction shall not be applicable to a judge who assumed judicial office prior to July 1, 1965, and maintained such position or activity continuously since that date; and<BR/><BR/>(b) a judge, subject to the requirements of this Part, may manage and participate in a business entity engaged solely in investment of the financial resources of the judge or members of the judge's family; and<BR/><BR/>(c) any person who may be appointed to fill a full-time judicial vacancy on an interim or temporary basis pending an election to fill such vacancy may apply to the Chief Administrator of the Courts for exemption from this paragraph during the period of such interim or temporary appointment.<BR/><BR/>(4) A judge shall manage the judge's investments and other financial interests to minimize the number of cases in which the judge is disqualified. As soon as the judge can do so without serious financial detriment, the judge shall divest himself or herself of investments and other financial interests that might require frequent disqualification.<BR/><BR/>(5) A judge shall not accept, and shall urge members of the judge's family residing in the judge's household not to accept, a gift, bequest, favor or loan from anyone except:<BR/><BR/>(a) a gift incident to a public testimonial, books, tapes and other resource materials supplied by publishers on a complimentary basis for official use, or an invitation to the judge and the judge's spouse or guest to attend a bar-related function or an activity devoted to the improvement of the law, the legal system or the administration of justice;<BR/><BR/>(b) a gift, award or benefit incident to the business, profession or other separate activity of a spouse or other family member of a judge residing in the judge's household, including gifts, awards and benefits for the use of both the spouse or other family member and the judge (as spouse or family member), provided the gift, award or benefit could not reasonably be perceived as intended to influence the judge in the performance of judicial duties;<BR/><BR/>(c) ordinary social hospitality;<BR/><BR/>(d) a gift from a relative or friend, for a special occasion such as a wedding, anniversary or birthday, if the gift is fairly commensurate with the occasion and the relationship;<BR/><BR/>(e) a gift, bequest, favor or loan from a relative or close personal friend whose appearance or interest in a case would in any event require disqualification under section 100.3(E);<BR/><BR/>(f) a loan from a lending institution in its regular course of business on the same terms generally available to persons who are not judges;<BR/><BR/>(g) a scholarship or fellowship awarded on the same terms and based on the same criteria applied to other applicants; or<BR/><BR/>(h) any other gift, bequest, favor or loan, only if: the donor is not a party or other person who has come or is likely to come or whose interests have come or are likely to come before the judge; and if its value exceeds $150.00, the judge reports it in the same manner as the judge reports compensation in Section 100.4(H).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467242822928099777.post-15437958843319685802009-03-04T11:23:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:23:00.000-05:00Maybe congress needs to make some laws. Seems EVER...Maybe congress needs to make some laws. Seems EVERY judge, even the US Supreme Court judges, look toward the money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com