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Fighting Words

By "Ipse Dixit"

This week I was attacked on the record. My professionalism was questioned. My ethics were questioned. My dedication and responsibility to my clients was questioned.By the judge.My judge accused me, on the record, in front of an courtroom full of my clients of intentionally letting my clients bench warrant so that I could get the clock to start over so that my successor (I am getting transferred in another 2 weeks) would have to try the cases.It started the day before when my client set for a last day of trial was late to court and I was unable to reach him. The clerk was breathing down my neck to call the case because, as a last day trial, my case had priority for a courtroom over nearly every other case set for trial in the county that day (my court was engaged in trial, so I upon announcing ready for trial , my case would have to find a home somewhere else...continue to full post

Full post as published by Ipse Dixit on December 22, 2007 (boomark / email).