Where is the info on Judges?

Agitate ^ | 11-26-2003 | Agitate

[Agitate]

Can anyone give me information on how to find

1. The voting records of judges
2. How to contact judges

I'm famliar with the sites below but if anyone has more information, I'd appreciate it alot!

1. http://www.family.org/cforum/judicial_tyranny/
2. http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html
3. http://www.lawsource.com/also/
4. http://www.judicialwatch.org/
5. http://www.justiceatstake.org/contentViewer.asp?breadCrumb=4,125,93
6. http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/CCD96539C3FB13CE8625661F004BC7DA
7. http://www.osca.state.mo.us/sup/index.nsf

[Agitate]

Can anyone give me information on how to find

1. The voting records of judges
2. How to contact judges

[gcruse]

This is Crank Yankers, right?
What is YOUR voting record, and where can I find it?
Judges write decisions on cases, they don't vote on laws other than at the ballot box.
Hassling judges for their decisions is counter-productive.
The problem seems to be that, in the wake of replacing Gray Davis with Arnold, and persuading CBS to not air the Reagan mini-series, social conservatives of the flaming-hair variety have been overcome with delusions of adequacy. Is this one of those occasions?

[o_zarkman44]

Wouldn't that be nice to know? Which Judges favor a dissenting opinion, and which ones rule in favor of a favorable opinion. Wouldn't that be a part of the court transcript of the hearing (which is a public record)?
Those records may be under the charge of the Secretary Of State.

As far as contacting Judges, that might be tricky. Since they are THE LAW they (think) are above us common people. One could be held in contempt for expressing an opinion to a judge. But how can a bad judge be held accountable if his/her peers are just as corrupt? Good luck on your search!

[Asclepius]

... The problem seems to be that, in the wake of replacing Gray Davis with Arnold, and persuading CBS to not air the Reagan mini-series, social conservatives of the flaming-hair variety have been overcome with delusions of adequacy. Is this one of those occasions? ...

Dude. Chill. Or take a nap or something. I mean, God forbid anyone recall a derelict governor or come between you and your television. But about our beloved judiciary: When judges legislate from their benches they open themselves up to the scrutiny we normally reserve for elected officials. It's the next frontier. Get used to it.

[Looking for Diogenes]

Which judges are you interested in? Municipal Court? Superior Court? Traffic Court? State Court of Appeals? Federal Tax Court?

There are a thousand different judiciaries in this country. Many of them have websites with email addresses at least for the clerks. Many of them at the appleate level and higher also have the text of their opinions, which contain how each judge "voted" on the case.

[MrFreedom]

http://www.opensecrets.org/

[o_zarkman44]

You said "When judges legislate from their benches they open themselves up to the scrutiny we normally reserve for elected officials. It's the next frontier. Get used to it."

That is absolutely the truth! We whould not be intimidated by pompous judges.

[deport]

http://www.judicialwatch.org/

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Did the above site offer a lot of info on the judges and their record?

[Agitate]

This is Crank Yankers, right? What is YOUR voting record, and where can I find it? Judges write decisions on cases, they don't vote on laws other than at the ballot box. Hassling judges for their decisions is counter-productive. The problem seems to be that, in the wake of replacing Gray Davis with Arnold, and persuading CBS to not air the Reagan mini-series, social conservatives of the flaming-hair variety have been overcome with delusions of adequacy. Is this one of those occasions?

Calm yourself. Mine is a quest for information. You are sound bitter and offer nothing useful here. I'll keep searching until I find my answers. BTW, activist judges who legislate from the bench will hear from the people. Oligarchy won't be tolerated!

As for my voting record? It's against overheated liberals and their misguided causes. Deal with it and try not to be rude.

[MrFreedom]

http://www.jail4judges.org/national_001.htm

[Agitate]

Which judges are you interested in? Municipal Court? Superior Court? Traffic Court? State Court of Appeals? Federal Tax Court?

I'm interested in any information regarding decisions made by judges in any court. I have tried to find such information on judges in my area but have been unsuccessful so far.

The next time I go to the polls and there's a judge on the ballot, I want to be prepared to make an informed decision. I'd also like to find out more about judicial nominees via my own research. Online would be nice, but I'll look whereever I can.

[Looking for Diogenes]

I have tried to find such information on judges in my area but have been unsuccessful so far. The next time I go to the polls and there's a judge on the ballot, I want to be prepared to make an informed decision.

If in doubt, use Google. Local press sometimes covers judicial elections. Again, many courts have websites.

Best of luck.

[Agitate]

http://www.judicialwatch.org/

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Did the above site offer a lot of info on the judges and their record?

It looks like a very informative site, but so far I am unable to find much on specific judges, especially in my state.

[Agitate]

Dude. Chill. Or take a nap or something. I mean, God forbid anyone recall a derelict governor or come between you and your television. But about our beloved judiciary: When judges legislate from their benches they open themselves up to the scrutiny we normally reserve for elected officials. It's the next frontier. Get used to it.

Boy are you right...well said too.

[Agitate]

Thanks very much for the links!

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

In California The Daily Journal runs a judicial profile series. It is bound into a book and the book is put in various libraries.

[steplock]

BUMp

[tutstar]

bttt

something of special interest to me right now because of the Terri Schiavo case....

[tutstar]

Get used to it.

But don't you think they want us to 'get used to it'?

A lot of things are happening 'from' the bench not the legislatures. We need to be just as observant, if not more observant, about the judges. They are creating a lot of problems that they should not be.

[tutstar]

sorry agitator, meant that reply to go to 'agitate'

[PAR35]

Buy a subscription to Westlaw or Lexis. Expensive, but either will have whatever is out there. A major law school library should have the published state and federal decisions. You can access some stuff through Findlaw.

Frankly, the decisions are probably coming out faster than you can read them, so you will never catch up.

[an amused spectator]

http://air.fjc.gov/history/

This is one of the better sources of information, as it gives mini-biographies of all federal judges, active, retired or deceased. We often use it here on FR in scrutinizing the decisions of the Federal Judicial Executive SuperLegislature (FJESL).

Let me know how your attempts to contact judges come out. Be careful.

[Dante3]

The voting records of judges surely would be relevant information.

More and more US is becoming a dictatorship of judges, where the rulings disregard the Constitution and justice. One Supreme even publicly stated that her decisions are not based on the Constitution but instead on international sentiments.

In Florida, for example, some judges are making laws. In one case a child was taken away from the biological mother because she was religious and given to a weird woman who claims to be a man. Then there is Judge Greer of the Terri Schiavo case.

[Dante3]

There should be a Web site listing crazy judges and what to do about them. Some of the decisions, such as the one prohibiting totally voluntary, non-sectarian prayer at VMI, was based on a split vote.

[cyn]

"The next time I go to the polls and there's a judge on the ballot, I want to be prepared to make an informed decision."

I know what you mean. It breaks my heart to be taken by surprise by a name and not be able to make an informed decision for the best candidate. In my area there is a "court watchers" group for crime victims that posts a newsletter called "The Advocate" -- they post info about how judges have decided various cases.

It is also important, as we identify the 'best' candidate (esp. when the opponent is 'challenged' in some way) that we support that judge's campaign with yard signs, passing out campaign literature, etc. It's no longer enough for informed voters to be content with just a vote -- the stakes, as we've seen, are too high for us not to do all we can for candidates.

There ARE good candidates out there, we need to support them, incl. w/our prayers on an ongoing basis.