Comments on Advance Indiana™: Marion County Judge's Campaign Solicitation Questioned

Ed Treacy is such a slick-talking politician! I a...

2011-08-20T16:20:04.208-05:00

Ed Treacy is such a slick-talking politician! I absolutely agree with this report and all the comments. Thank you for calling for morality in the courts.

This "invitation" gives rise to a belief...

2011-08-20T00:27:00.132-05:00

This "invitation" gives rise to a belief that Becky's crazy rulings are perhaps rendered thanks to a "donation" to her campaign...

First off: If an attorney could get favorable rulings from Becky for a $1000 campaign donation, imagine how much the attorney could profit from Marion County criminals!!!!

I can see the legal advertising now: Have a case in Becky's court? -Call 1-800-PAY-DEMS and this attorney can help!*

*NOTE: -Attorney (insert name) is a "Favorable Ruling (D)onor" to Pierson-TREACY's (D) election fund.

Please write a letter of complaint for the sale of justice to: Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, 30 S Meridian ST #500, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Justice should not be sold for profit!

I hope the Commission inquires into Pierson-Treacy's prior campaign contributors to evaluate if decisions that are contrary to law and evidence were made in their favor prior to this disclosure.

GRW, for that matter we don't see the bar asso...

2011-08-19T21:20:53.438-05:00

GRW, for that matter we don't see the bar associations opposing the new Indiana Tech law school despite a job market where scores of attorneys are graduating law school with six figure debt and no prospects of a job. I agree the selection process in Marion County needs ot be addressed. There's a lot the bar association is not doing however.

2011-08-19T19:33:42.669-05:00

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I was happy to see Miller describe the solicitatio...

2011-08-19T18:18:16.855-05:00

I was happy to see Miller describe the solicitation for what it is. Most attorneys in this town simply look the other way at these things for fear of retribution. Something has got to give. Short of the feds conducting an Operation Greylord style sting investigation like they did in Cook County that sent dozens to federal prison, I don't see the system here in Marion County getting cleaned up. There certainly is no real effort being made by the state or Indianapolis bar associations we pay large dues to annually to represent the bar at large.

What a lot of people don't know is that Indian...

2011-08-19T17:44:09.140-05:00

What a lot of people don't know is that Indiana's Code of Judicial Conduct prohibit judge candidates from seeking their party's endorsement before a primary and prohibits those candidates from paying a slating fee.

The notion that payment of the slating fee is voluntary and the slating is not binding is the stuff of fiction.