A circuit judge testified that he intended no improper action when he remained involved in an estate case he first took on before he was elected to the bench.
Circuit Judge L.T. Simes of Helena, who has been sanctioned three times previously by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline Commission, is accused of violating judicial rules by acting as an attorney while he was on the bench. It came out in testimony that Simes has been the subject of 24 complaints since 2004.
Complaints before the commission are kept sealed until they reach the point of a formal charge. Most of the 24 accusations against Simes were dismissed but commission investigator Lance Womack said there are four open cases against Simes, including the estate matter. That's in addition to the three sanctions.
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Arkansas Judge Defends Himself in Impropriety Case
Circuit Judge L.T. Simes of Helena, who has been sanctioned three times previously by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline Commission, is accused of violating judicial rules by acting as an attorney while he was on the bench. It came out in testimony that Simes has been the subject of 24 complaints since 2004.
Complaints before the commission are kept sealed until they reach the point of a formal charge. Most of the 24 accusations against Simes were dismissed but commission investigator Lance Womack said there are four open cases against Simes, including the estate matter. That's in addition to the three sanctions.
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Arkansas Judge Defends Himself in Impropriety Case
3 comments:
Whatever happened to the "three strikes and you're out" rule?
These rotten lousy creepy lawyers and Judges need to be put in jail..how can these people be sitting in a bench judging other people and cases....I truly don't believe there is one decent honest lawyer or judge in the United States...there quick to throw people in jail and THEY THEMSELVES DONT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG...
You are both right, Anti-Shyster and kimhanhauser1, this is ridiculous.
Except this, kimhanhauser1, I think they do know the difference between right and wrong. They just don't care because they know if they get caught, they'll just protect each other.
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