The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board has issued an editorial entitled Protect public from bad actors on Broward bench . Click the link to read it.
The following excerpt is from the editorial:
Everyone deserves a second chance. And like any citizen, judges accused of wrongdoing are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
But until their cases are decided, these judges should not remain in a position to affect people's lives.
Chief Judge Peter Weinstein should be clear in this message to all judges. Serving on the bench is a privilege, not a right. And while suspensions create havoc with dockets, it is essential to maintain high standards at the people's courthouse.
To be clear, we've confirmed from multiple sources that Weinstein has failed to date to issue any circuit-wide statements to the judiciary concerning the legal and ethical problems facing Imperato, Pollack, Rosenthal, Watson, or former chief criminal judge Gardiner. He's also failed to respond to our questions explaining why he won't implement programs or training for judges to help understand the extreme stresses of deciding people's fates, and the potential for substance abuse problems. And Weinstein's not said anything at all to his judges or the general public signifying "bad actors on Broward bench" will be dealt with decisively and severely, in order to both reassure the public and deter future aberrational judicial behavior.
Nobody wants Weinstein to step down. In fact, all anybody desires, judges included, is for Weinstein to step up and demonstrate to the community the ship has a captain, and that five embattled individuals haven't sacrificed the moral and ethical high ground the vast majority of the 17th Circuit's judges occupy through dedication, hard work, and leading exemplary lives. But if Weinstein can't show at this crucial time that he possesses the desire or ability to lead, then he should step aside for someone who can, just as one of his predecessors did way back in 2007 ...
Coming Soon - Howard Forman on jury room campaigns; Will the chief judge support diversity on the bench?; Lynn Rosenthal's mug shot; Who is Meredith Bush, and why?
SFT: What we Think: Rectify woeful lack of black judges
BBeat: Consultants Explain: How DUI Judge Should Handle Her Political Future
SS: Judge dealing with alcoholism asks for pay during suspension
EVERYBODY LOVES
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THURSDAYS
BOGIE TO THE RESCUE - PETITIONS SCT TO PAY GISELE POLLACK
NBC 6 - FINKELSTEIN QUESTIONS ROSENTHAL REFUSAL
SS: FINKELSTEIN QUESTIONS AMBIEN DEFENSE
CH. 10: WEINSTEIN'S PUNT
LYNN ROSENTHAL DRIVING FOOTAGE RELEASED
COMING SOON - JNC thanks Judge Rosenthal ...
*UPDATE* - Ian Richards swore in the jurors Wednesday morning ...
COMING SOON
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STEP UP TO THE PLATE, PETE ...
Ch 7 - Rosenthal/Weinstein "has a responsibility"
Ch. 6 - Rosenthal/Gordon Weekes
Ch 10 - Rosenthal/Weinstein "no comment"
Ch 4 - Rosenthal/Weinstein issues
SS: Rosenthal Ambien defense ...
SS: Sct suspends Pollack
UPDATE - ROSENTHAL OUT OF CRIMINAL WHILE CHARGES PENDING
(Bidwill, Levenson & Weinstein until further notice)
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Amateur photographer Lynn Rosenthal ...
JQC/SCT BRENDA TRACY SHEEHAN DUI OPINION
The following excerpt is from the editorial:
Everyone deserves a second chance. And like any citizen, judges accused of wrongdoing are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
But until their cases are decided, these judges should not remain in a position to affect people's lives.
Chief Judge Peter Weinstein should be clear in this message to all judges. Serving on the bench is a privilege, not a right. And while suspensions create havoc with dockets, it is essential to maintain high standards at the people's courthouse.
To be clear, we've confirmed from multiple sources that Weinstein has failed to date to issue any circuit-wide statements to the judiciary concerning the legal and ethical problems facing Imperato, Pollack, Rosenthal, Watson, or former chief criminal judge Gardiner. He's also failed to respond to our questions explaining why he won't implement programs or training for judges to help understand the extreme stresses of deciding people's fates, and the potential for substance abuse problems. And Weinstein's not said anything at all to his judges or the general public signifying "bad actors on Broward bench" will be dealt with decisively and severely, in order to both reassure the public and deter future aberrational judicial behavior.
Nobody wants Weinstein to step down. In fact, all anybody desires, judges included, is for Weinstein to step up and demonstrate to the community the ship has a captain, and that five embattled individuals haven't sacrificed the moral and ethical high ground the vast majority of the 17th Circuit's judges occupy through dedication, hard work, and leading exemplary lives. But if Weinstein can't show at this crucial time that he possesses the desire or ability to lead, then he should step aside for someone who can, just as one of his predecessors did way back in 2007 ...
Coming Soon - Howard Forman on jury room campaigns; Will the chief judge support diversity on the bench?; Lynn Rosenthal's mug shot; Who is Meredith Bush, and why?
SFT: What we Think: Rectify woeful lack of black judges
BBeat: Consultants Explain: How DUI Judge Should Handle Her Political Future
SS: Judge dealing with alcoholism asks for pay during suspension
EVERYBODY LOVES
THURSDAYS
BOGIE TO THE RESCUE - PETITIONS SCT TO PAY GISELE POLLACK
NBC 6 - FINKELSTEIN QUESTIONS ROSENTHAL REFUSAL
SS: FINKELSTEIN QUESTIONS AMBIEN DEFENSE
CH. 10: WEINSTEIN'S PUNT
LYNN ROSENTHAL DRIVING FOOTAGE RELEASED
COMING SOON - JNC thanks Judge Rosenthal ...
*UPDATE* - Ian Richards swore in the jurors Wednesday morning ...
COMING SOON
STEP UP TO THE PLATE, PETE ...
Ch 7 - Rosenthal/Weinstein "has a responsibility"
Ch. 6 - Rosenthal/Gordon Weekes
Ch 10 - Rosenthal/Weinstein "no comment"
Ch 4 - Rosenthal/Weinstein issues
SS: Rosenthal Ambien defense ...
SS: Sct suspends Pollack
UPDATE - ROSENTHAL OUT OF CRIMINAL WHILE CHARGES PENDING
(Bidwill, Levenson & Weinstein until further notice)
Amateur photographer Lynn Rosenthal ...
JQC/SCT BRENDA TRACY SHEEHAN DUI OPINION