Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:01:05 AM
You will probably want to start at the beginning. I am designing it like a book, trying to exhaust one area of legal ethics before moving on to the next.
When I filed my lawsuit almost seven years ago, I had no idea how effectively even a marginally unethical attorney and/or a marginally ineffective judge could mess up one's life. It appears that there was nothing marginal about either the opposing counsel or the judge.
Over that period, the two of them taught me a great deal about the subject of legal ethics.
The standing joke in the military was that the term "military intelligence" was an oxymoron. The last two wars, at least the active combat part of them, has likely put that joke to rest. Now, having been exposed to the legal ethics system, I can say with a straight face that the term "legal ethics" is the real oxymoron.
While I am definitely not attempting to give out legal advice, folks who have lawsuits going might profit from reading this blog, if only to alert them to the stunts they may face from both the attorney and the judge. I have yet to figure out how to stop this nonsense, so I would be the last to ask for advice, anyway.
If you insist on starting in the middle, I am discussing the 200 page input I gave to the local retention commission. Nice folks that they were, they decided the judge was such an "asset to the community" (their words) that they didn't need to tell the public that the judge ignored unethical attorney conduct, couldn't make decisions, failed to rule on a motion for two years, and more. Much of the judges conduct appears to squarely fit the definitions of unethical behavior for a judge, not to mention damaging me extensively. At the moment, I am about half way through my input.
In an effort to be fair, I have alerted the chairman of the local retention commission and invited comments if it was felt I was being inaccurate in describing either the judge's conduct or the information I provided the retention commission. I don't expect to get any.
While it may appear that I am attempting to impact the retention election of this judge, I am not. I am trying to demonstrate that the whole legal ethics system is designed to protect lawyers and judges from the public, and that there is not the slightest interest in protecting the public. This judge just happens to be the perfect foil.
Good reading!