Comments on Advance Indiana™: Judge Kimberly Brown Files For Marion Superior Court Judge

Anonymous 11:14 p.m. Why should ANYONE, especially...

2014-02-10T07:13:19.636-05:00

Anonymous 11:14 p.m. Why should ANYONE, especially taxPAYERS, have to pay her for being suspended from her job, after Masters have issued their decision?

Why are taxPAYERS paying for a replacement to sit in her job and conduct her business?

Something is wrong with The Supreme Court that is forcing taxPAYERS to pay after the decision has been tendered to them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/us/senator-races...

2014-02-08T23:55:08.500-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/us/senator-races-to-show-ties-including-an-address-in-kansas.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Gary, take a look at this.

2014-02-08T23:54:39.181-05:00

Gary, take a look at this.

She gets paid by the state, so her pay isn't b...

2014-02-08T23:14:57.758-05:00

She gets paid by the state, so her pay isn't borne by only Marion County taxpayers.

Anon, I'm sorry but as someone who has just be...

2014-02-08T19:49:10.054-05:00

Anon, I'm sorry but as someone who has just been through the Hearing Officer process in which findings of facts and conclusions of law are reached, I know to take those findings and conclusions with a great deal of skepticism. I never thought for a second I was in any sort of judicial proceeding in which I was receiving a fair trial before an impartial magistrate. In fact things became so bad that, after the Hearing Officer announced I was guilty at a pre-trial before evidence had been admitted or the parties argued the law, I asked that he be removed utilizing the Tyson standard in which Chief Justice Shepard recused himself. I was unsuccessful. I thought the Hearing Officer might take a more evenhanded approach during my trial, but I was proved spectacularly wrong.

Now I know the Master Commissioner process is different, that actual judges made up the panel that judged Kim Brown. In attorney discipline matters, many hearing officers, such as mine, are not judges and many probably don't have the temperament and judgment to be judges.

In the disciplinary process, the hearing officer and master commissioners only make recommendation. I'm fine with waiting for the Supreme Court to make an actual ruling on a case instead of prejudging people based on what are still only at this point accusations.

Paul, consider this: The Masters issued there fin...

2014-02-07T19:46:14.749-05:00

Paul, consider this: The Masters issued there findings already. The delay by The Supreme Court in acting is costing taxpayers a giant salary as she figuratively vacations (that is, gets paid for no work).

A panel of three special masters has recommended to the Indiana Supreme Court she be removed after careful consideration of the facts.

The panel that heard the weeklong disciplinary case against Brown is reported to have filed 107 pages of findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommended sanctions.

The commission proved more than 80 rules violations by clear and convincing evidence on 46 of 47 counts against Brown, the panel concluded. She was cleared on Count #22.

Brown also may have violated the law for terminating a former bailiff in her court who was among those who complained to the JQC, the panel is reported to conclude.

The special masters made 281 particular findings in Brown’s case, along with conclusions that she violated numerous rules of judicial conduct.

Now, what is The Supreme Court waiting on??? -as the taxpayers pay no only her to do no work, but also the salary for the replacement in that court!

Gary, that's true but it would seem to be prem...

2014-02-07T18:49:05.607-05:00

Gary, that's true but it would seem to be premature as the Supreme Court hasn't heard her case yet. Unless there is some immediate harm to the public, I'm not in favor of people losing their licenses before the case gets heard.

The Supreme Court can remove her from the bench an...

2014-02-07T18:31:49.093-05:00

The Supreme Court can remove her from the bench and suspend her law license at any time and make her ineligible to run if it so chooses.

Anon 4:52. How can they act on it? She has a rig...

2014-02-07T17:54:54.330-05:00

Anon 4:52. How can they act on it? She has a right to file to run for office until she's found guilty and removed from the bench.

After all the investigation, testimony, evidence, ...

2014-02-07T16:52:23.578-05:00

After all the investigation, testimony, evidence, and the decision of The Masters, why is The Supreme Court not acting on this?

The people of Marion County are paying her a 6 figure salary to do nothing. That's wrong.

Attorneys Greg Bowes & David Hennessy also fil...

2014-02-07T15:53:21.686-05:00

Attorneys Greg Bowes & David Hennessy also filed.