Attorney Norm Pattis begins by saying, "Superior Court Judge Leslie Olear of West Hartford is no doubt a profoundly grateful jurist. She was nearly turned out of office by lawmakers the other day. The House of Representative voted 78-67 to permit her to keep her job, an unusually narrow margin. The state Senate voted 28-4 to keep her, but only after the House had already approved her.
What nearly derailed the career of this judge?
The family law "system is crying out for reform," said Hartford Democrat Rep. Edwin Vargas. "I'm not saying that this judge is the only one that doesn't deserve reappointment. There are quite a few of them."
What is remarkable is that dozens of other lawmakers apparently agree with Vargas. If so, these lawmakers should offer us something more than bullying judges who are doing the best they can with the flawed legal doctrines and policies that lawmakers created in the first place.
I've never appeared before Judge Olear; indeed, I don't think I could pick her out of a lineup if my life depended on it, so I don't know whether the near-torpedoing of her judicial career was warranted."
For more information on Attorney Pattis' remarks, please click on the link below:
http://m.nhregister.com/nhregister/pm_108702/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=L17kUBE2
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