Comments on: Is Summary Judgment Unconstitutional? http://www.calblogofappeal.com/2008/03/24/is-summary-judgment-unconstitutional/ Appellate Attorney Greg May on Practice and Developments in the Appellate Courts of California Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Joe Norman http://www.calblogofappeal.com/2008/03/24/is-summary-judgment-unconstitutional/comment-page-1/#comment-1399 Joe Norman Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:53:25 +0000 http://www.calblogofappeal.com/2008/03/24/is-summary-judgment-unconstitutional/#comment-1399 Summary Judgment is the major flaw in the way our judiciary is allowed to conduct its business. The procedure allows judges to grant "winks and nods" irregardless of facts and evidence. The recent position on the Canons of Judicial Conduct for Federal judges, making them "aspirational" is the other issue of concern. links to recently adopted procedures regarding Canons of Judicial Conduct for Federal Judges. Compliance with these Canons is not mandatory, rather "aspirational" read top of page 13 to find commentary about compliance http://www.uscourts.gov/library/judicialmisconduct/jud_conduct_and_disability_308_app_B_rev.pdf note use of word " should", lack of penalty for judges who violate these Canons and lack of remedy for citizen damaged by violation of the Canons http://www.uscourts.gov/library/Proposed_Revised_Code_02-29-08.pdf if you want to do a story on why the judiciary is under attack, let me know. Summary Judgment is the major flaw in the way our judiciary is allowed to conduct its business. The procedure allows judges to grant “winks and nods” irregardless of facts and evidence. The recent position on the Canons of Judicial Conduct for Federal judges, making them “aspirational” is the other issue of concern.

links to recently adopted procedures regarding Canons of Judicial Conduct for Federal Judges. Compliance with these Canons is not mandatory, rather “aspirational”

read top of page 13 to find commentary about compliance
http://www.uscourts.gov/library/judicialmisconduct/jud_conduct_and_disability_308_app_B_rev.pdf

note use of word ” should”, lack of penalty for judges who violate these Canons and lack of remedy for citizen damaged by violation of the Canons
http://www.uscourts.gov/library/Proposed_Revised_Code_02-29-08.pdf

if you want to do a story on why the judiciary is under attack, let me know.

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