Saturday, July 01, 2006

And now, the Judgeships

One by one, slowly I turn, step by step, until...

OK, let's review the CONTESTED Judgeships and make endorsements.

Circuit Judge 2 - Curtis Johnson OR James Russell, you pick it. What, I have to do EVERYTHING for you?
Circuit 6 - Jerry Stokes
Circuit 8 - D'Army Bailey
Chancellor 2 - Arnold Goldin
Chancellor 3 - Karen Tyler
Criminal 1 - PAULA SKAHAN!
Criminal 4 - Carolyn Wade Blackett
Criminal 5 - Dewun R. Settle
Criminal 6 - Latonya Sue Burrow
Criminal 7 - LEE COFFEE!
Criminal 9 - Mark Ward
General Sessions 3 - John Donald
General Sessions 4 - REGINA MORRISON NEWMAN!
General Sessions 5 - Evan Nahmias
General Sessions 7 - Tyrone Paylor
General Sessions 11 - Mischelle Alexander-Best
General Sessions 12 - Gwen Rooks
General Sessions 13 - Terrance Tatum
Juvenile Court Judge - Veronica Coleman-Davis
Probate Court 2 - Donn Southern

OK, I talked to more lawyers than just my own attorney, and that's why I picked who I picked, and your mileage may vary.

The three in ALL CAPS of course, were my initial endorsees, made before I went home to Dixon for the celebration. I do urge you to support these folks, as I sincerely believe these are the best choices.

Sunday - CHARTER COMMISSION!!!!!

2 comments:

Clean Up Memphis said...

Blackett in Crim. 4 is a horrible judge. Among many reasons for saying that is the fact she let the guy who broke into my place and my neighbors' off with probabtion.

Jimmy Russell in Cirucit 2 isn't a very good choice either. He let a woman off with fraud and has been known to, at least initially, refuse to grant divorces because in his opinion the couple still loved each other dispite the admitted fact that the wife was sleeping around.

Mischelle Best was an anti-male sexist as the domestic violence court judge. She'd lock the men for dv but not the women.

Veronica Coleman refuses to pledge to clean house at juvenile court. Best choice there is William Winchester.

Steve Steffens said...

Why the hell would you pick Saafir over Skahan? Are you REALLY telling me we need to elect someone who has little experience litigating RUNNING a courtroom? That's nuts.

Larry Henson over Marrero? That' s equally ludicrous. Winchester I don't know, so he might be good, but I prefer coleman.

Kernell is the best we have in Nashville, and that makes no sense to get rid of him.

There's a limit to THROW THE BUMS OUT.