tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post942569923873837161..comments2024-03-28T17:56:11.610-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Justice Lamar will not seek re-electionKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-19542133967440627842016-01-17T13:42:21.745-06:002016-01-17T13:42:21.745-06:00Sounds to me like Weill is doing a good job. Piss...Sounds to me like Weill is doing a good job. Pisses off the liberals and lawyers by convicting criminals and sending them to jail. Pissing off lawyers by not letting them overbill their clients. Pissing off the public defenders for not doing their job. Sure would hate to lose such a judge off the Hinds Circuit Court.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39953991347058942102016-01-17T09:20:08.200-06:002016-01-17T09:20:08.200-06:008:02 civil defense attorneys are experts at churni...8:02 civil defense attorneys are experts at churning files for billable hours, including frivolous SJ motions and supporting briefs. It was worse years ago before tort reform. Now there are far fewer cases, and civil defense lawyers, to abuse the system. Weill would promptly rule on the SJ motions before numerous depositions could be taken to find out where the deponent went to high school and other frivolous inquiries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-75716288817708980832016-01-17T08:02:34.201-06:002016-01-17T08:02:34.201-06:00As a lawyer on the defense side, I don't belie...As a lawyer on the defense side, I don't believe there's such a thing as lawyers mad their Rule 56 motions are granted because they don't get to go to trial. But granting SJ on weak grounds or in a bad op raises the chance of reversal on appeal & going to trial anyway, which is annoying. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-86124230280586365512016-01-16T15:00:27.392-06:002016-01-16T15:00:27.392-06:00I'm as conservative as it gets (not to be read...I'm as conservative as it gets (not to be read as "loyal to the Republican party" though). I will tell you that it sure seems from my perch that Weill hates to have lawyers getting in his way of putting people in jail.<br /><br />But, this post is about Lamar. She has done an admirable job on the bench, although a bit more prosecution-friendly than I'd like at times. Howeberr, she appears ro be intellectually honest about her positions, and that is a good thing.someoneinnorthmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-22338751226586082382016-01-16T14:51:59.180-06:002016-01-16T14:51:59.180-06:00Rumor is Weill will run against Justice Kitchens i...Rumor is Weill will run against Justice Kitchens in the middle district. Lamar is completing her term, so Phil doesn't get to name her replacement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-81336061320833961292016-01-16T14:49:26.404-06:002016-01-16T14:49:26.404-06:00Weill has managed to piss off a broad swath of the...Weill has managed to piss off a broad swath of the legal community. He is an asshole to lawyers in the courtroom, not really knowledgeable of the law, depending on a long time law clerk for a lot of help. He pissed off the civil defense bar by granting MANY Rule 56 Summary Judgments, thus cutting away many billable hours; that same practice pissed off what is left of the plaintiff bar. I don't know where he would get the money for a run unless the lawyers got together and decided he would be less of a nuisance with a one-third or one-ninth say in cases rather than continue as a trial judge. I have personal knowledge of his demeanor and knowledge as I have appeared before him many times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53354084658690840632016-01-16T12:03:29.825-06:002016-01-16T12:03:29.825-06:00Folks, Weill can't replace Lamar unless he liv...Folks, Weill can't replace Lamar unless he lives in the northern third of the state. We have districts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61710109674718269392016-01-16T09:50:40.355-06:002016-01-16T09:50:40.355-06:00Lamar has done a really good job thru the years - ...Lamar has done a really good job thru the years - I bet it is tough leaving family behind every week to head to Jackson. There would be some good options out there for appointment and I'm sure the GOP is smart enough to put Weill in that formula - at the same time it would be a HUGE loss for you folks down there in Hinds County if Weill was appointed. From what I've read he seems to be actually trying to deal with the rampant crime problem and he seems to be doing it while taking continuous body-blows from every liberal direction. I've always thought that you can get a pretty good idea of how well an elected official is doing by watching how much the left attacks them, so it looks to me like Weill must be doing a pretty could job of protecting the people not the criminals when you see the long list of left leaning people that have lined up against him over the years. Even now on this blog 7:10 pm and 8:05 pm have started (I will compliment 7:10 that she at least acknowledges her liberal bend by referencing "even my conservative colleagues"). By the way, no surprise here but I'm pretty conservative and my lawyer friends in the Jackson area say exactly the opposite of 7:10 about Weill. It'll be interesting to see what happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-4057770571682929252016-01-16T09:46:38.956-06:002016-01-16T09:46:38.956-06:00Circuit Judge Jim Kitchens from Columbus is rumore...Circuit Judge Jim Kitchens from Columbus is rumored to be running.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-44232911162820694822016-01-15T23:57:11.911-06:002016-01-15T23:57:11.911-06:00Her decision on the alligator case in McComb was j...Her decision on the alligator case in McComb was just stupid. She wrote like an 8-year old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-60481779869746891302016-01-15T20:05:19.589-06:002016-01-15T20:05:19.589-06:007:10 - oh please god, no. Even my conservative col...7:10 - oh please god, no. Even my conservative colleagues recognize that Weill is a narcissistic basket case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53032376952596671792016-01-15T19:10:17.430-06:002016-01-15T19:10:17.430-06:00Isn't the MSGOP plan to foist, er, hoist Jeff ...Isn't the MSGOP plan to foist, er, hoist Jeff Weill up there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50733788100257465902016-01-15T18:40:12.895-06:002016-01-15T18:40:12.895-06:00Phil made two excellent appointments in Maxwell/Be...Phil made two excellent appointments in Maxwell/Beam to replace Chamdler/Pierce. This will be a competitive race along with a conservative candidate running against Kitchens in central district. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-57875239958200359562016-01-15T15:28:02.435-06:002016-01-15T15:28:02.435-06:00Outstanding JusticeOutstanding JusticeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-77583434376192295622016-01-15T15:21:45.065-06:002016-01-15T15:21:45.065-06:00Justice Lamar has been an excellent justice and wi...Justice Lamar has been an excellent justice and will be sorely missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-81553835751018649942016-01-15T11:53:04.932-06:002016-01-15T11:53:04.932-06:00Not leaving early to give the gov another chair to...Not leaving early to give the gov another chair to fill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39438509843841636752016-01-15T11:09:59.240-06:002016-01-15T11:09:59.240-06:00Mississippi Supreme Court is falling apart. Lookin...Mississippi Supreme Court is falling apart. Looking into my crystal ball I don't see Judge Bill Waller seeking reelection either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com