These guys got bumped,
so these guys could campaign at the courthouse,
until the week of the election!
Switcheroo! -You didn't have to attend last week's mandatory judges' meeting to realize JAABLOG is really shaking judicial administration's cage.
After speaking with Howard Forman a week or two ago, it became apparent judges decide amongst themselves who will swear-in thousands of prospective jurors on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. It's basically split up between ten volunteers who can be counted on to be at work by 8:00 AM either by habit or residential proximity (add Fred Horowitz and Raag Singhal to the names above), and scheduled through the end of the year. The only way for campaigning judges to get in the jury room is to ask permission from one of the scheduled ten.
But not anymore.
As you can see in the three pictures above, the most recent list provided by the jury room (the top picture)has been changed, to add three challenged judges who have been making regular jury room appearances since qualifying ended. It turns out they had simply been getting permission from one of the regularly scheduled judges to cover, which means those making way could potentially be accused of aiding the judicial reelection campaigns of their colleagues. In fact, after speaking with two judges on the list concerning this very topic, one of them returned to his regular jury room duties the very same week!
But that's all over now. Broward's beloved 17th Circuit judiciary has once again shown its true colors on a matter of great public importance, namely the appearance of its own political invulnerability and inability to back down in the face of legitimate criticism. Despite Lynn Rosenthal, Ian Richards, and Steve Feren not being on the list before the election, they are now, thereby relieving the regularly scheduled judges of any Canonical concerns. As stated in a previous post, it's really a shame, and transparently unfair to all those hoping for an election on the merits. But this being Broward, what else would anyone expect?
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