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Judge Roberto Pineiro

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

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Judge Roberto Pineiro died today. He was 56. He had a stroke.The death of a judge is a unique experience for a courtroom lawyer. Courthouses are like small cities, full of different types of people with different reputations among the various practitioners. There are "good" judges, there are "terrible" judges, there are judges that make people wonder how they ever became judges, there are judges who are "fine," or "OK," and there are "great" judges.Rob Pineiro was a great judge. I knew him as a intensely fair man who could spot bullshit better than anyone on the bench. Reading comments on various websites from both defense lawyers and prosecutors alike, I am not alone in my opinion.That is how you determine whether a judge is "great" - when lawyers on both sides of the courtroom have the same high opinion...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on December 10, 2010 (boomark / email).

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