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9 Apr, 2008 9:19 am
Orange County judge James Brooks is retiring rather than facing disciplinary proceedings, The
Recorder reported. Brooks, who joined the O.C. Superior Court a decade ago, accepted a public admonishment and agreed to permanently ... from
the bench, as part of a deal with the Commission on Judicial Performance. A unanimous order released yesterday by the commission outlined Brooks' long history of disciplinary run-ins over remarks he made to litigants and attorneys, some reflecting ethnic bias, as well ...
30 Nov, 2006 9:04 am
... their minds, and for that we salute them. First, there's Judge James Brooks, of "the O.C." --
Orange County, California. An Orange County judge with a sharp ... on Judicial Performance. The commission cited [a] contempt hearing where litigant Arnold McMahon told Brooks that he didn't attend a scheduled Oct. 15 deposition because he ... appellate judges at oral argument. This was more compelling: [T]he commission noted
that Brooks had been privately chastised three times since 1996 for similar conduct. ...
7 Jun, 2007 10:45 am
... of getting himself into hot water -- might want to leave comedy to James L. Brooks. Judge
Brooks's attempts at humor didn't go over too well ... snide remarks at will and at the expense of plaintiffs and their lawyer." Among other
things, Brooks flashed a hand-lettered sign saying "Overruled" when plaintiffs' counsel Michelle A. Reinglass made ... Judge's Trial Antics [On
Point News] O.C. judge rebuked for antics [Orange County Register] Earlier: Judges of the Day: Wilbur Mathesius and James Brooks
20 Jun, 2008 1:00 am
James Brooks Dill (1854-1910) was born in Spencerport, New York, moved at the age of four to Chicago
with his father (a Congregational minister) and his mother. After his father died in battle during the Civil War, the family moved to his mother's hometown, New Haven. He was
well-educated (studies at Oberlin and Yale), apprenticed in the law under a well-regarded Philadelphia lawyer while
10 Apr, 2008 8:00 am
... plaintiff attorney's objections. The defense attorney later provided him with a better one. Brooks let the defense attorney mock the
plaintiff's testimony by singing the Twilight Zone ... started using a soccer system of "red cards" to censure attorney behavior. Judge Brooks,
you are officially publicly admonished. But we must say, you sound like a fun guy! JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE COMMISSION ISSUES PUBLIC ADMONISHMENT OF JUDGE JAMES M. BROOKS [PDF] Decision and Order Imposing Public Admonishment [PDF] ...
21 Jul 1:10 am
Okay! I've been mocking David Brooks lately, and, frankly, I haven't even read this column yet, but I've got to get in on this "Liberal Suicide
March" ... buy votes. (I'm distracted by mixed metaphors. Insular/coasts. Cherry-picking/cocoon.) Brooks goes on to identify 3 stages of the
liberal suicide march, and I think it's ... into question as failed or irrelevant responses to the problems of the day." Skowroneck numbers among these James Buchanan, Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter. These presidents don't ...
28 Nov, 2006 3:00 am
Kim Brooks (University of British Columbia) presents Recognizing the Incentive Programs of Other States: Should High-Income Countries Feel
Obligated to Protect the Tax Incentives of Low-Income Countries? at the University of Toronto today as part of the James Hausman Tax...
24 Nov, 2007 4:02 pm
James Tinniswood has edited together a very clever trailer for Fight Club based on this premise: What would happen if the Oscar winning
writer-director of feel good dramas like As Good As It Gets, Terms of Endearment and Spanglish had directed Fight Club instead of David Fincher? Here is the trailer. "A story about the
people who change our lives ... and the friendships worth fighting for..." And this is the trailer:
16 Jan, 2008 9:13 pm
Another reader has joined the Friends of South Dakota Watch! Frank James of Brookings, SD has made a contribution that qualifies him for
email alerts of breaking stories on SD Watch. Thank you! As an added bonus, Frank and other Friends will receive a 25% discount if they or a group they are involved in advertises on SD
Watch. They are also invited and notified first about special SD Watch events. Details to come! Thank ...
25 Jun, 2008 7:42 am
Details below the fold. [JH] Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution by James P. Pfiffner Attacks on the Press in 2007: A
Worldwide Survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists Democracy in the States: Experiments in Election Reform...
8 Apr, 2008 5:21 pm
... 's] lights out,' and that instead of calling the police, it would be, 'touch them, you die.'" "In 2003, Judge Brooks received a private
admonishment for conduct including referring to the parties in a case, the operators of a mobile home park, as 'Nazis' ... a step up from Brooks. Here's a link to the Commission's Decision and Order Imposing Public Admonishment in the matter concerning Judge James Brooks. ShareThis Keyword search:Commission on Judicial Performance, James Brooks, judges Related posts ...
4 Jun, 2007 7:32 pm
... reversed the outcome of an employment discrimination trial because they felt misconduct by Superior Court Judge James Brooks "so infected the proceedings" that the plaintiffs were denied a fair and impartial trial. The justices unanimously condemned ... away with them
post-trial." Justices David Sills and William Bedsworth concurred. Just last November, Brooks was publicly admonished by the Commission on
Judicial Performance for misconduct in two separate cases. Monday's finding of misconduct by ...
16 Jun, 2007 7:09 pm
... then climbed into the armored car and engaged in a gun battle with guard James Brooks.Shuler
arrived well-armed for the robbery. Records show he was toting ... SKS assault rifle with a 30-round magazine and a .25-caliber handgun.Brooks
lost his life as a result of the violent exchange of gunfire with Shuler, receiving numerous ... money to show for his actions - all of it was either ripped to shreds by gunfire or
soaked in Brooks' blood.Records reflect Shuler was no stranger to the armored car he robbed ...
6 Mar 12:35 am
... has traditionally had a relatively limited central government" but that federal spending will spiral out of control. Brooks suggests that
moderates assert themselves, pushing a previously "politically feckless and intellectually vapid" centrist tendencey ... by the financial market gambling games played by the wealthy
with money generated by their tax breaks? Similarly, Brooks' concern that enormous power will become concentrated in Washington, supposedly a
turning away from tradition for a nation ...
11 Jun, 2007 2:30 pm
... the Day award. The members of that distinguished group are true pieces of work -- jurists like Judge James M. Brooks and Judge Elizabeth Halverson. But we think that Judge Wilbur Mathesius, of Mercer County, New Jersey, richly deserves membership in the club. If you
question this conclusion, ... critique pounds system [Trenton Times] Judge's Words Cost Him A Suspension Of 30 Days [New York Times (TimesSelect)] Earlier: Judges of the Day: Wilbur
Mathesius and James Brooks
24 Mar, 2008 9:11 am
... the money to take her through June 2009. She has brought capital murder cases against Michael Addison, charged in the murder of Manchester Police Office Michael Briggs, and
businessman James Brooks, charged with killing Derry trash man Jack Reid Sr. The cases come to a head
this summer, with the capital murder case against Brooks in August, followed by the start-up a month later of the trial of Addison. Asked why
the trials come so close together, ...
19 Dec, 2008 8:22 am
... to Economic Meltdown?, I found myself exploring another side of the inevitable process by which people try to turn the current economic mess, or more specifically, proposed
remedies, to their advantage. According to the posting, at a December 5 Brookings Institution Conference, called Memo to the President: Tax Reform's Challenges and Opportunities,
former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, Pam Olson, characterized the double taxation of corporate income as having contributed to ...
4 Aug 5:27 am
... of La.) were killed in the wreck. The Brandon's vehicle exploded on impact. Mr. Hoosier was killed as the eighteen wheeler, driven by James
Crayton, of Dallas, pushed Mr. Hoosier's vehicle into another tractor-trailer that was in front of Mr. Hoosier. What ... using a cell phone, for talking or texting. Whatever the cause
of the wreck, I hope the families involved find some peace somewhere. These are the types of tragedies that should never occur. Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Brooks Schuelke
28 Oct 7:33 am
... was violated when the trial court denied his motion to strike certain testimony that the state elicited during its redirect examination of James Brooks, a participant in the robbery and a prosecution witness who invoked his fifth amendment privilege
against self incrimination before the assistant state's attorney (prosecutor) completed his redirect examination, thus depriving the defense of the opportunity to question
Brooks on recross-examination.") Dissent Published: 10/28/2009 11:53 AM
18 Oct, 2006 6:12 am
... the cat previously knocked over items? Should the candle have been placed so that if it was knocked over it would fall onto a surface more resistant to rapid incineration than a
chair? In a smart-aleck moment, I had asked, "What's next, a blazing canary?" Now, in hindsight, I realize that when it comes to blazing, it's a different species of which some might
need to be alert. Hopefully the next story won't be about horses in the barn breaking loose with blazing saddles. Apologies to Mel Brooks.
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