Comments on Advance Indiana™: Judge Gary Miller Files For Primary Race

RE: 8:38. I unfortunately, have the opportunity o...

2008-05-09T14:29:00.000-05:00

RE: 8:38. I unfortunately, have the opportunity of seeing first hand how unsuitable Marilyn Moores is to sit on the Juvenile bench. She doesnt seem to have the ability to follow what is laid out for her. After hearing what her own probation officers tell her when they unamiously recommend waiver(after 2 meetings same result 3 months apart) and confession of my son and his fathers murderer, to waive to adult court. Now Im living with the loss of my son and the thought of the 15 year old murderer on the street in no time (with weapons they stole still missing). I am SHOCKED to be introduced in to the whole election process for the judges. I thought we made a difference in voting, but when 8 judges are slated for 8 spots, they are guaranteed their jobs! I felt so helpless that I wasnt there to help my son and keep him safe, but felt confident that our system would hold his murderers accountable. Then I met Marilyn Moores.

I, for one, don't question Eisgruber's qualificati...

2008-02-23T21:07:00.000-05:00

I, for one, don't question Eisgruber's qualifications. He has an impressive resume.

You cannot seriously put Eisgruber and Oakes the s...

2008-02-23T20:53:00.000-05:00

You cannot seriously put Eisgruber and Oakes the same category. Eisgruber dedicated a good portion of his career to serving the most innocent victims of crime. Oakes has spent his entire career trying to get elected to Judge.

I was at the slating convention. I couldn't bring...

2008-02-22T20:38:00.000-05:00

I was at the slating convention. I couldn't bring myself to vote for Tim Oakes. I like Tim, but that's a mighty big mistake (driving drunk and killing someone) to overlook.

However, even with Oakes youthful homicide, I still would rather have him than Marilyn Moores and Cynthia Ayres. Moores has a horrible temperment for a judge. I can't believe Daniels appointed her. I can't imagine anyone less suited to be a judge than Moores. And Ayres has proved herself to be an extremely poor judge. Attorneys who practice in front of her hold her in very low regard.

Regarding the new judges having no experience, did...

2008-02-22T16:39:00.000-05:00

Regarding the new judges having no experience, didn't Miller start out on the bench having never been a judge before? Don't all people begin a new job having never done it before? Both Oakes & Eisgruber have been practicing law for quite sometime, actually, that Eisgruber has spent a lot of time in the courtroom, according to his bio.

Primary voters can pick judges just as well as the...

2008-02-22T15:03:00.000-05:00

Primary voters can pick judges just as well as they can pick school board members...

10:54 Miller did campaign and I saw him at many me...

2008-02-22T11:36:00.000-05:00

10:54 Miller did campaign and I saw him at many meetings. Even though judges like Miller have many career options, he chose to be a judge and even accept a much lower salary in doing so. With a slate like this, he should run and I applaud him for standing up and doing so.

10:41 Amen!!!I wish Judge Miller the very best and...

2008-02-22T10:55:00.000-05:00

10:41 Amen!!!I wish Judge Miller the very best and hope he beats the socks off of those new wanna be judges.

Correction anon. 9:02, Miller lost the 3rd round a...

2008-02-22T10:54:00.000-05:00

Correction anon. 9:02, Miller lost the 3rd round and obviously the 4th & final. Being a judge is not an entitlement, nor a cradle to grave job. Miller has plenty of career options. He needed to campaign, he chose not to. Ironically, it will be more difficult beating the slate than earning it. This has been good for the party. He understood the risks. Slating is a vastly improved process but far from perfect.

To 9:00: You threw your Bar Association survey awa...

2008-02-22T10:50:00.000-05:00

To 9:00: You threw your Bar Association survey away - that shows lack of concern and responsibility. You look in the Courts and see nothing going on - you must not know much about the civil practice. The new blood that you speak about have no judicial experience and one is a convicted drunk driver. You seem very informed...

to 8:43: the "writing on the wall" is that he shou...

2008-02-22T10:44:00.000-05:00

to 8:43: the "writing on the wall" is that he should run. Do the numbers!

The people who vote at slating have no idea what a...

2008-02-22T10:41:00.000-05:00

The people who vote at slating have no idea what a judge does or who is qualified. They cut deals, break deals, and vote for people not based on qualifications but on politics. Judge Miller is highly qualified and that has been proven over the last 18 years. I hope he runs and wins! We do not need people like Oakes who drive drunk, kill people, gets fired by the Prosecutor, etc. Is he qualified? No! The few that spoke on slating will clearly be outweighed by the voters of Marion County.

He makes a good point in his press release. By th...

2008-02-22T09:02:00.000-05:00

He makes a good point in his press release. By the time the 4th (final) round of balloting came about, more than half of the precinct committeemen had left the convention, as it had already lasted hours longer than scheduled. People had other committments and had to leave.

Considering he got the most votes (but slightly less than a majority) on the 2nd & 3rd rounds of balloting when most PC's were still there, he's got a legit argument.

He must want the 'gravy train' retirement plan jud...

2008-02-22T09:00:00.000-05:00

He must want the 'gravy train' retirement plan judges receive...the best in the state. He also championed the 'we need a raise because we are over worked and underpayed' cause of the poor judges. Take a walk the the CCB today or any weekday afternoon after 3pm. You won't see much going on in the court rooms. Miller needs to step aside and do something else. He's too tight with B. Boz, for one thing. He thought he was invincible, & etc. I'm not exactly thrilled with all three of the new judge candidates, but, they all worked hard, and, new blood is necessary sometimes. I'll back the slate, gladly, to put Miller in private practice. Also, the IBA survey is hardly the whole story. It's a voluntary survery. I threw mine away because it's a meaningless popularity poll.

The entire complaint that he went on vacation and ...

2008-02-22T08:56:00.000-05:00

The entire complaint that he went on vacation and didn't spend enough time wooing committeepersons points up the problem with this slating process. Shouldn't he be judged on his performance as a judge for the past 18 years as opposed to such trivial matters?

Interesting. 8:20, I agree. From what I understa...

2008-02-22T08:49:00.000-05:00

Interesting. 8:20, I agree. From what I understand everyone who went to slating actually signed something that says if they lost they would not run. So he lost. Judge Miller should play by the rules he agreed to. He willingly went to slating. If he had won, I am sure he would be sure to let everyone know he was a slated candidate, and he would have used it to as much as he could have. Sounds like sour grapes and a bit of ego to me. Also 8:43, I agree with you as well. If you can't impress less than 1000 people, how are you going to impress a whole county?

After four ballot rounds during the GOP slating Ju...

2008-02-22T08:20:00.000-05:00

After four ballot rounds during the GOP slating Judge Miller did not make the cut. That speaks volumes about a man who chose a Hawaiian vacation over local debates. His minimal campaigning and literal "open collar" approach to the very process that elected him three times before tells a story about the impression he gave several hundred informed Republican voters.

So now that his inner-circle of friends is unhappy about the choice of Marion County’s GOP leadership, Mr. Miller and his good ol’ boys want a chance to schmooze the less informed general public. Sounds like a man who strolled about as an “untouchable” and suddenly realizes he is not as well thought of as he assumed….

From the sublime to the ridiculous...come on 7:45,...

2008-02-21T22:45:00.000-05:00

From the sublime to the ridiculous...come on 7:45, even you can't beleive what you typed.

6:51, I don't think you have to like Carolene or h...

2008-02-21T22:10:00.000-05:00

6:51, I don't think you have to like Carolene or her positions (I don't) to agree that anyone who wants to run ought to put it out there on the primary, and bust up this ridiculous slating process whereby the non-slated are threatened that if the run and give voters and the public a choice, they will be persona non grata in the party.

Let me see...he can't get elected by the members o...

2008-02-21T20:43:00.000-05:00

Let me see...he can't get elected by the members of his own party at a slating, but the voters are going to put him back into office. Perhaps he should read the writing on the wall.

Gary, does anyone else have internet explorer prob...

2008-02-21T20:10:00.000-05:00

Gary, does anyone else have internet explorer problems with your site? It knocks me off two or three times before allowing access. "Slating" needs to be explained, I think, for folks who haven't a clue how it works.

2008-02-21T19:59:00.000-05:00

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2008-02-21T19:45:00.000-05:00

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Oh please, PLEASE 6:51, do NOT put Carolene Mays i...

2008-02-21T19:39:00.000-05:00

Oh please, PLEASE 6:51, do NOT put Carolene Mays into the same category as the distinguished Rep. Orentlicher and Judge Miller.

It's not even close....

If she had her way, the legislature wuold be run by Concerned Clergy.

I agree. There is nothing wrong with running agai...

2008-02-21T19:37:00.000-05:00

I agree. There is nothing wrong with running against the "slate." Although slatings aren't as badly rigged as they were in the Sweezy-Keeler years, they still are terribly undemocratic and don't produce the best candidates.