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laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
Fri Dec 12, 2014, 04:32 PM Dec 2014

Cuban FL Chief Judge Lebarga Roils Status Quo by Poor Justice Commission

Every one in a while, a public servant comes along like Obama, Warren, Pope Francis, MLK, Mandella and/or a police, judge, prosecutor etc., etc. In today's revelation, we have the very 1st Cuban Chief Justice of Florida Supreme Court - his Honor Jorge Lebarga; who let it be know quickly - that he was going to address issues of disparity justice.

On December 1, 2014 - Chief Justice Lebarga announced a new Civil Commission about poor justice.

Poor, in the sense of the word that the indigents, the poor and like kind do not get equal access to justice in the court's of Florida. As noted by Florida's Biz Journal (here);

{The Honorable Chief Justice} Labarga began discussing the initiative publicly this summer. The goal of the commission is to study the unmet civil legal needs of disadvantaged, low-income and moderate-income Floridians, according to a statement from the Florida Supreme Court. This will be the major initiative of Labarga's two-year administration

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Judge Lebarga's Administrative Order to Form Commission on Poor Justice
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/adminorders/2014/AOSC14-65.pdf

Stating;


ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

WHEREAS, the American and Florida judicial systems are founded upon
the fundamental principle that justice should be accessible to all persons, the
advancement of which is of profound interest to the Supreme Court of Florida;

[center]WHEREAS, despite these noteworthy and substantial efforts, Floridians
continue to encounter barriers when seeking meaningful and informed access to the
civil justice system; and[/center]

The Florida Bar shall provide the necessary staff support to enable the
Commission to carry out its duties, and shall consult with the Office of the State
Courts Administrator. Members shall serve without compensation. The
Commission must be cognizant of the limitations on the resources available to
support its efforts as it develops a work plan that will accomplish the important
tasks assigned in this administrative order. With regard to meetings, the
Commission and any subcommittees should strive to utilize the most economical
means appropriate to the type of work being accomplished.


One of the things that gets into most decent persons craw, of the disparity of justice, is that of the injustice of people going to prison for stealing a loaf of bread; whilst Wall Street Robber Baron's (RMoney) fleece everyone of U.S. with flagrant, brazen and reckless abandon. Making things morose, is this hubris of being Above the Law, going above and beyond the call of duty of shooting 12 year olds, men in stairwells (without announcing who, what, why), chokehold's deadly for petty offenses and 12 bullets arrays at unarmed (purported) demons (who are mostly - always - black/poor).

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Chief Justice Jorge Labarga Instructs Judiciary to Do Their Job Properly


Going one step further, his Honor Florida State Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Lebarga issued an Administrative Order that Judges must be diligent in the performances of their duties.
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/adminorders/2014/AOSC14-66.pdf


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In furtherance of our commitment to ensuring that all judges perform their
duties faithfully and diligently, the chief judge in each judicial circuit is hereby
directed to act as follows:


The chief judge in each circuit shall separately communicate to
all trial court judges in that circuit the importance of a professional
work ethic and accountability to the judiciary as a full-time
commitment under the Code and the Constitution of Florida. This
commitment includes the responsibility set forth in Canon 3C(1)
requiring that a judge “should cooperate with other judges and court
officials in the administration of court business.” Where a judge’s
calendar allows, each judge should cooperate with other judges to
assure that all cases and matters are handled as efficiently and
expeditiously as possible. In addition, each chief judge shall take all
administrative actions necessary to monitor the work of each judge of
the circuit to ensure that appropriate action is taken in any case where
a judge neglects his or her duties.
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As one might surmise, Supreme Court Justice's don't like being told what to do, especially from the new one on the block. Even more despised is he who rocks the status quo of the "good ole boys" group that has been carving up the poor (and even turning rich into poor) - so that they can "get sum".

Meryl Lanson's Baron's case. Mark Adams Esquire and others are overjoyed that this remark of concern and commission has been announced. Will it be the same old same ole - where there's mutter of mouth - but no substance. Or, as is supposed to occur;

can justice for the indigent, poor and down trodden - for a change - come?

Time will tell.
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