Challenger: Gay judge should stay away from gay issues cases

[William769]

A Democratic primary challenger says the judge considered Ohio's first openly gay judge should take herself off any cases involving gay issues.

James Piergies says for Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Mary Wiseman, such cases would include those regarding Ohio's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage or a new Dayton law barring discrimination against gays. Piergies says it's a matter of judicial ethics.

He made the comments in a meeting with the Dayton Daily News editorial board.

Wiseman says she takes "strong exception" to her challenger's concerns. She says her sexual orientation has no bearing on how she considers cases.



So let me get this straight (pun intended), it's ok for a Heterosexual to hear this case?


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1. Laughably absurd. /nt

[DarkTirade]

2. So I guess that also means that all white judges should take themselves off cases involving white

people? :shrug:

Ooh, I've got one... all male judges should take themselves off cases involving males. And females should take themselves off cases involving females. That oughtta keep things fair, right?

[jmm]

3. Does this mean I can get out of jury duty

any time straight people are involved in the case? I wish I had known this when I got stuck on a week long trial involving a heterosexual couple.