Jackson Jambalaya

And in other news, if you want to find out my identity, check out this recent story on Channel 3 this AM. I was a looking for my car, no need to chase me down!

Couldn't find the link on the wlbt site, so, here is the raw footage, notice the surly brow!

Kangaroo Loose

Notably, Alexander represented the Scott sisters at trial. Here is some additional information regarding his practice, taken from a 1997 supreme court opinion:

"Mr. Alexander's prior disciplinary sanctions, from 1980 to 1995, include five Informal Admonitions, a Private Reprimand and three Public Reprimands.   In addition, there are subsequent instances of disciplinary action taken against Mr. Alexander which the Complaint Tribunal in the case sub judice did not have for consideration.   The Bar filed a Motion to Supplement the Record so that this Court would have these subsequent sanctions for consideration when determining the appropriate disciplinary action in this case, which motion we passed for consideration upon the merits.   The subsequent sanctions imposed upon Mr. Alexander are set out below.

¶ 11. On November 17, 1995, the Complaint Tribunal for the Mississippi Bar sanctioned Mr. Alexander with a Public Reprimand and a thirty-day suspension for conduct involving neglect, failure to communicate with clients, unreasonable fees, failure to protect clients' interests upon termination of representation, and failure to respond to a lawful demand for information from the disciplinary authority.   On April 11, 1996, we dismissed Mr. Alexander's appeal from that judgment.  Attorney II v. The Mississippi Bar, No. 95-TS01278 (Miss. April 11, 1996).

¶ 12. On February 15, 1996, we imposed a reciprocal sanction against Mr. Alexander for conduct for which he was disciplined by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.   The Mississippi Bar v. Alexander, 669 So.2d 40 (Miss.1996).   During the previous three years, Mr. Alexander had been sanctioned by the Southern District in at least twenty separate cases and ordered to pay monetary sanctions to the court or to the parties involved by at least five federal judges.  Alexander, 669 So.2d at 40.   The various sanctions imposed upon Mr. Alexander were for conduct which included:  failure to produce or cooperate in discovery;  failure to appear;  failure to prepare for pretrial conferences;  failure to respond to motions;  and failure to submit settlement memos.  Id. at 41.   Furthermore, Mr. Alexander had disobeyed court orders to pay monetary sanctions in the total amount of $6,651.  Id. For his misconduct, the Southern District suspended Mr. Alexander from the practice of law before that court for two years with the exception of his pending cases, should his clients choose to have him continue.  Id. Pursuant to Rule 13 of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar, we imposed a reciprocal sanction of an unconditional six-month suspension from practice before state courts.  Id. at 42.

¶ 13. The Bar argues that Mr. Alexander's unprofessional and unethical conduct in the instant case, when considered together with his extensive record of prior disciplinary sanctions and his subsequent sanctions for similar conduct, demands more than yet another Public Reprimand, and thus Mr. Alexander should either be disbarred or be suspended for a period of time functionally equivalent to disbarment.   Mr. Alexander argues that his subsequent sanctions should not be considered by the Court in this case, and that a Public Reprimand was sufficient discipline under the record before the Complaint Tribunal."

Seems like a solid choice by Hinds County.

I think this is an excellent move. There will probably be fewer worries about conflicts of interest since he is no longer a practicing attorney.

WTH is a kangaroo deterrent?

Maybe he and Louis Armstrong can carpool to the Capitol. I can see them now, both in the back of a pink, stretch limo, purple suits, white hats, cigars, girls in boas and magnetic door signs reading "Forward Together". Does the NAPA store have hanging styrofoam dice?

Really???? If all else fails, do it twice as bad as the first time....no one seems to care anyway. Jackson, the city of Detroit!!!!

was it a 4-0 vote. or 3-1? Or 4-1?

These elected officials in Jax/Hinds are...TRASH! Dignity is not a word they understand. Anyone wanting to be elected to public office in Hinds county is a fool.

Algonquin J. Calhoun lives!

Now is the time to run against these supervisors in order to reason with the electorate.

Just when you think you have seen it all.. now comes this. We should know by now that honesty and integrity are two words that have no meaning to the Hinds County BOS. I have said it before and I will say it again that the Hinds County BOS are an absolute disgrace to every hard working, tax paying citizen in the county.It seems that the more dishonest and unworthy a person is the more qualified they are for a job in the eyes of the BOS. Thanks Kingfish for always giving us the low down on these criminals in office.

It is nice to see the Hinds County Supervisors like to hire such a diverse workforce. It shows a deep commitment to their Affirmative Action goals in hiring protected groups. unfortunately, one of their protected groups are the incompetent.

Ya Think they'll have the Shuriff provid'em a "Escort".

One more sorry mofo on the tit.

You gotta read the CL story for the Stokes quotes. "His record speaks for itself." Yep....sure does.

No doubt the Knave wrote his story after reading yours.

Stokes is THE most racist person in the state. If he honestly thinks the person with the highest qualifications is a dis-barred attorney only because he's black...s

None of this matters since we now have Whole Foods to save Jackson and HindsCo.

Wine and dine em does not sound like Hinds county is going to get much except some expensive bills for entertainment. If the board encounters problems paying the bill, maybe Mr. Stokes can cajole the churches who supposedly are or were helping pay his bill to the Louisiana tour bus company to ante up for this as well. Inquiring minds wonder if that debacle has been resolved or not. Buffoonery at its best to start off the new year.

Just watch the video. Gets worse. No one asked him about other clients, experience, or other criteria you would use for due diligence.

Compensation is discussed on results received. It is against the law to compensate a lobbyist on that basis.

Watch the video. He tells them he is not an attorney, no one asks why.

It's Theatre of the Absurd.  I had to stop watching it.  If these clowns didn't represent the county of the state capital, it could be funny.  And if Hinds County was flush with cash, hires like this could be ignored.  The cancer of incompetent leadership that is eating Jackson is also eating Hinds County.

Regarding the video....somebody sure has to do a lot of stapling next to the camera. Whats with all the stapling?

My camera is right in front of the chancery clerks.

Pretty sure when large Kenny heard the word "disbarred" he assumed they were speaking of dis bar down on Hwy. 80 as opposed to dat bar on South Gallatin.

Hinds County ... A World of Difference!

10:46 - now that was funny! Along the same lines as him not knowing that you could get the equivalent of a HS Diploma at the Education Center, which is located in Hinds County.

Where else can readers find reference to Algonquin J. Calhoun and Kingfish in the same thread? This is good stuff. Comedy, sadness, humor, corruption, a continuing obituary thread....it's all right here. Unbelievable.