Aerial pictures apparently do not confirm a long term path...maybe two years and not twenty years. It will be up to the ex-mayor, ex-judge...to prove his case on the core issue. Perhaps he can provide some real evidence ?
Second, the ethical complain should not have been heard by a friend. Rather the friend, the judge, should have recused himself personally. The matter should have been sent to another court where this perp had not worked previously.
The appearance of corruption alone should have demanded this action. The friend knows this just like the any other judge.
Good post. You touched all the bases.
I don’t think they expected this kind of attention.
Foot paths don't often show in those pics, since they're no more than animal paths. I read the court doc, which was taken down from the link in #76. The aerial pics are n/g. The neighbors testified that the judge regularly did landscaping over those years on the property and the court noted, that it was the only access. Surveyors also noted the path.
"Second, the ethical complain should not have been heard by a friend. Rather the friend, the judge, should have recused himself personally. The matter should have been sent to another court where this perp had not worked previously."
I don't see a "perp". The court docs told me, that it was a solid case of adverse possession. You don't get to whine after you've been totally abscent for over 20 years in these cases, and the Kirlins definitely were.