Judge Wants to Jail Atty Who Caught Him Acting Improperly during Trial

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Steve Lehto

Steve Lehto

Күн бұрын

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@roguecthulhu6002
@roguecthulhu6002 5 ай бұрын
I think the judge and the prosecutor should both be disbarred and JAILED for witness tampering and suborning perjury.
@charlescanzater
@charlescanzater 5 ай бұрын
Yes you're right hopefully the state prosecutor is not involved ! 12:16
@HighHolyOne
@HighHolyOne 5 ай бұрын
But suborning perjury may be a stretch....
@solutionsforabrightfuture3579
@solutionsforabrightfuture3579 5 ай бұрын
There is no contingency plan for this
@Roadglide911
@Roadglide911 5 ай бұрын
@@charlescanzaterthey were involved. It was Fani Willis’s office which is no great surprise. Flapping Fanny thinks the rules don’t apply to her.
@darby5987
@darby5987 5 ай бұрын
The judge generally can't be prosecuted. He enjoys judicial absolute immunity. Judicial immunity precludes prosecuting judges for their actions in court even if they are maliciously criminal. This isn't to protect corrupt judges; it is to protect the public. The public has a right to go into court knowing that the judges cannot be intimidated with threats of prosecution unless they make "the right" decisions, i.e. judges are made offers they can't refuse. We have other ways of dealing with bad judges which include removal from the bench, motions to disqualify and disbarment. The issue with these solutions is that they are rarely enforced. Right now that is a significant problem that is eroding public confidence in the judiciary (as evidenced by your honest response here). Unless checked it could lead to a loss in part or whole of judicial absolute immunity. That would not be a good outcome but it is a predictable outcome nonetheless. There are circumstances where judicial immunity does not apply. It does not apply, for example, to federal cases of violation of civil rights under color of law (18 USC 242, 42 USC 1983). The laws were enacted to include all government officials from all three branches and hold them criminally and civilly liable for deprivation of civil rights. The laws were originally enacted during Reconstruction to combat the KKK shortly after the Civil War. This case doesn't involve deprivation of civil rights. That being said, the entire Georgia court system is now under close scrutiny. Are recent events in Georgia courts, including this case, all too frequent or has the notoriety of Georgia v. Trump caused people to seek out and find the rare...hmmm..."glitches" in the system that are the exception and not the rule? Time will tell. But it is not a good look for Georgia.
@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket
@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket 5 ай бұрын
That judge should be disbarred and banned from practicing law, or discussing it in a professional capacity. Obviously excluding normal free speech.
@Mr._Infamous
@Mr._Infamous 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree. Thank you for the sensibility. It's an anomaly these days.
@Kulanae
@Kulanae 5 ай бұрын
If he is "disbarred and banned from practicing law" he obviously cannot "[discuss] it in a professional capacity". There is no need to censor his speech at all.
@knghtbrd
@knghtbrd 5 ай бұрын
It's cute that you think this is the first time this thug in a robe ever did this. And that you think he should get off with a "naughty-naughty, now go retire…"
@Mr._Infamous
@Mr._Infamous 5 ай бұрын
@@Kulanae I think he means as a paid consultant. Edit: grammar.
@frednewman2162
@frednewman2162 5 ай бұрын
My question is how did this guy get to become a judge to begin with? I saw part of the argument between the judge and the defense lawyer, and the lawyer brought up 10's of times the code this violated and the judge's only concern was how the lawyer found out! How does someone with this type of demeanor get to be a judge?
@johnm.3279
@johnm.3279 5 ай бұрын
Every case this judge has touched should be investigated.
@stevendeen4391
@stevendeen4391 5 ай бұрын
I’m sure this raises reasonable doubt that both the judge and prosecutors. What the real relationship between the judge and prosecutor? Maybe a case sexual in nature, friendship, or partial family connection.
@mencken8
@mencken8 5 ай бұрын
Maybe they’ll send you all the court records for those cases and you can investigate, since you appear to be motivated.
@michaelreillysr1352
@michaelreillysr1352 5 ай бұрын
I TOTALLY AGREE !
@johnm.3279
@johnm.3279 5 ай бұрын
@@mencken8 That's the job of the defendants lawyers.
@adeptusmagi
@adeptusmagi 5 ай бұрын
yes does cast serious doubts on his impartiality
@ianbattles7290
@ianbattles7290 5 ай бұрын
"I will prove I am not corrupt by doing something extremely corrupt." I don't understand this logic.
@jacknoe4024
@jacknoe4024 5 ай бұрын
They're not trying to disprove their corruption, they're just protecting the prosecutor and trying to cover their own ass.
@animejanai4657
@animejanai4657 5 ай бұрын
You can see in their original video that even the Courtroom Stenographer (that records proceedings in the courtroom) didn't record what the judge was doing. So there needs to be investigation if the court recorder was protecting the judge by not recording evidence from other past cases.
@SoManyRandomRamblings
@SoManyRandomRamblings 5 ай бұрын
​@@animejanai4657 exactly, if it was done without a specific request then it is something done often enough that they knew to do it.
@thewhitefalcon8539
@thewhitefalcon8539 5 ай бұрын
Logic is unrelated. If it works, it works.
@janemiettinen5176
@janemiettinen5176 5 ай бұрын
This is modern justice system, I guess. Whatever a cop says to you, expect the exact opposite. “Im like super cool cop” means he is anything but, look him the wrong way and get a ticket, “Im all about the constitution/civil rights”, he despises them and is about break as many as possible, “Im here to help you”, he is looking to mess you up, get handsy if opportunity strikes or “Im pretty thick-skinned” means his ego is extra frail and you’re about to get it. We are playing opposite day now. I just wasn’t aware it has seeped into courtroom also.
@Artist_Kevin
@Artist_Kevin 5 ай бұрын
We have a growing Authoritarian problem in the world.
@marym4178
@marym4178 5 ай бұрын
What? A judge acting improperly in Georgia? NFW. 😂
@TheWatcherxx99
@TheWatcherxx99 5 ай бұрын
W lol
@socialanarchy081
@socialanarchy081 5 ай бұрын
I giggled.😊
@pjsratrods8936
@pjsratrods8936 5 ай бұрын
Fulton County 😂
@mattneil1449
@mattneil1449 5 ай бұрын
I'm shocked 😂
@michaelclayton9981
@michaelclayton9981 5 ай бұрын
Same judge
@kurtwillig4230
@kurtwillig4230 5 ай бұрын
1) Motion for mistrial. 2) Motion to recuse. 3) Report to state judicial ethics commission.
@niyablake
@niyablake 5 ай бұрын
1 and 2 have been done
@pridenprejudice2004
@pridenprejudice2004 5 ай бұрын
#1 and #2 have already happened.
@ninjalectualx
@ninjalectualx 5 ай бұрын
This isn't just an ethical matter. This is criminal. The police should already be involved if they weren't corrupt too
@zacharyseay3089
@zacharyseay3089 5 ай бұрын
3 has likely happened as well
@jw0stephens
@jw0stephens 5 ай бұрын
With immunized testimony, recusal and continuing is best. Or drop the case. RICO in situations like this is almost always a hissy fit by the prosecution because the defendants would not roll on other charges. And is crap.
@montymurrin3370
@montymurrin3370 5 ай бұрын
Judge needs prison time no parole.
@williadw1955
@williadw1955 5 ай бұрын
... as does the prosecutor, who knew what was going on and met with the judge without all legal parties present who were associated with the case.
@billyyank5807
@billyyank5807 5 ай бұрын
Parole is for after serving prison time😂
@spvillano
@spvillano 5 ай бұрын
@@billyyank5807 well, prison time is for someone that was convicted of an imprisonable offense, after being indicted by a grand jury. The OP seems to want to just toss all of that out and go for summary execution.
@bobgreenfield9158
@bobgreenfield9158 2 ай бұрын
What if the Judge drops the soap?
@vk45de54
@vk45de54 5 ай бұрын
Witness tampering is a felony, this judge should be prosecuted as such.
@thiawroane
@thiawroane 5 ай бұрын
End judicial immunity. Enough with corrupt public officials.
@user-no1cares
@user-no1cares 5 ай бұрын
The Judge & Prosecutor are seeking a conviction rather than justice given the court’s findings.
@PeenWienerstien
@PeenWienerstien 5 ай бұрын
Well yeah... thats their job...
@soup2504
@soup2504 5 ай бұрын
@@PeenWienerstien no their job is to get justice, this is lying and underhanded to convict what could be an innocent man. Pure corruption
@scottekoontz
@scottekoontz 5 ай бұрын
@@PeenWienerstien "rather than justice" For the prosecutor, sadly you are correct. For the judge, that is 100% wrong.
@danielboone8435
@danielboone8435 5 ай бұрын
​@@PeenWienerstien The judge's job is to be impartial, actually...
@danielboone8435
@danielboone8435 5 ай бұрын
​@@PeenWienerstienI see things like this and can't help but feel our education system is failing us.
@dougjones9493
@dougjones9493 5 ай бұрын
The judge should be removed from this case, 1 improperly 1 sided communication. 2 bias against the attorney that he found in contempt.
@xpusostomos
@xpusostomos 5 ай бұрын
💯
@AC-yj8cx
@AC-yj8cx 5 ай бұрын
The judge should be sanctioned and investigated for corruption.
@patricktrimble7954
@patricktrimble7954 5 ай бұрын
Needs to be removed from the bench completely. They've shown they believe the rules and laws don't apply to them. How many other cases have they done this or similar items on? Nah they've shown they are corrupt and don't believe they are subject to punishment. A little dictator in their own corrupt fiefdom.
@CraigGrant-sh3in
@CraigGrant-sh3in 5 ай бұрын
The court needs to be sued for violating the defense as attorneys Constitutional Rights, false arrest and unlawful detainment. The judge did it to retaliate . The judge needs to be gone. How many other cases has he done this and gotten away with it. He has lost all credability
@Ladywizard
@Ladywizard 5 ай бұрын
What gets me is the lawyer's partner for the case literally said you charging him with contempt send me to jail too since I had this information as well and judge blew it off I'm assuming because the other lawyer was black and the one in contempt was white(judge is black). Nate the lawyer has actual video clips from that on his channel
@professormadlad7773
@professormadlad7773 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely immunity for judges need to be abolished.
@about99ninjas56
@about99ninjas56 5 ай бұрын
Lawyer is a fucking amazing person. Not giving up the person and asking to spend his time in jail with his client. Worth every penny.
@MarkMixon-k5q
@MarkMixon-k5q Ай бұрын
And his hourly rate went way up.
@paullilly-b5o
@paullilly-b5o 20 күн бұрын
Best advertising he could ever give his firm.
@D.E._Sarcarean
@D.E._Sarcarean 5 ай бұрын
In case anyone is wondering, this is how judges and prosecutors work together in order wrongly convict people. I assure you, this is not the first time this judge was caught doing ex parte. And another example of why a private attorney is much better than a public defender. A PD would never have hired private investigators and even be put in a position to be jailed by the court.
@scanmead
@scanmead 5 ай бұрын
This is a reflection of the current trend of judges seeing themselves as petty dictators. It also reflects the alarming trend of attacking whistleblowers. It's pervasive not only in government, but corporations... like Boeing. How many times in the past 8 years have we seen a crime exposed and the reaction is the criminal launching a personal attack on the accuser or a massive hunt to reveal sources? It really speaks to the general loss of conscience and ethics in this country.
@oliviarivas6134
@oliviarivas6134 5 ай бұрын
On the money!!!
@johnallright6847
@johnallright6847 5 ай бұрын
You only have to look at Julian Lasange who was just a whistlblower telling the truth but he spent all them years and had to plead guilty to some bs spying type charge.....
@creativecraving
@creativecraving 5 ай бұрын
Generally, discrediting the whistle blower is a logical move; and just as corrupt and unwise as the original act that they were trying hide.
@pierrechildress8875
@pierrechildress8875 5 ай бұрын
You had me at Boeing... but as far as ethics? I just think the internet and cameras have made the extant corruption more visible.
@oliviarivas6134
@oliviarivas6134 5 ай бұрын
I don’t find the judges to be dictators or whatever. As a result of unbridled vicious lawfare. Their ruling was sensible and puts an end to that. I find the vitriol and calls for harm to them - those ppl are unhappy they didn’t get their crooked way. And it’s dangerous and sick. BTW, I was a Democrat till now
@Rael_486
@Rael_486 5 ай бұрын
The judge is now a witness. He can't continue to be the judge. 😮
@jawharp9467
@jawharp9467 5 ай бұрын
At the height of a trial, the prosecuting attorney attacked a witness. “Isn't it true that you accepted $5000 to compromise this case?” The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn't hear the question. The prosecutor repeated the question. The witness still did not respond. Finally, the judge leaned over and said, “Sir, please answer the question.” “Oh,” the startled witness said, “I thought he was talking to you.”
@the_expidition427
@the_expidition427 5 ай бұрын
Saving this
@margelittleboy
@margelittleboy 5 ай бұрын
👏👏👍👏👏
@noapologizes2018
@noapologizes2018 5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 But Seriously people, these judges are destroying our country.
@screaminlordbyron7767
@screaminlordbyron7767 5 ай бұрын
Lol
@jonathanjones3126
@jonathanjones3126 5 ай бұрын
​@@noapologizes2018judges are necessary, but removing bad judges promptly has to happen everytime it occurs
@TheSuzberry
@TheSuzberry 5 ай бұрын
This demonstrates my position that the legal system in the US is about winning and not justice or the law.
@strikeforcek9149
@strikeforcek9149 5 ай бұрын
Bingo…
@NikMoline
@NikMoline Ай бұрын
I strongly urge everyone to listen to season 3 of the Serial podcast. It will prove your statement is 100% correct; the US “Justice” system is set up to secure wins for prosecutors.
@LogicalNiko
@LogicalNiko 5 ай бұрын
This is the same judge who throughout this case has continually delayed proceedings for extremely abnormal length of time. The defendant on trial is actually currently in his second year in jail having not been tried for a crime yet this judge went jury interviews go on for nine months, it’s completely absurd. He’s stormed out of the courtroom several times during this case for being pissed off. Well, this judge will probably not receive any official sanction because of his actions. I suspect he will be censured and most likely his career path is completely over.
@Upsideround
@Upsideround 5 ай бұрын
longest case in Georgia history
@animejanai4657
@animejanai4657 5 ай бұрын
Tactics to delay a case financially PUNISH the defendant who has to keep paying the per diem costs of expensive lawyers. If the lawyer isn't based in that city, they may charge per diem travel fees, hotel costs, transportation, and meals for themselves and their staff and dependants. If the defendant RUNS OUT OF MONEY, he may lose the lawyer and be forced to switch to a public defender. Many public defenders will research and strongly defend their defendant, but some defenders have a lukewarm defense since they do little more than advise the defendant on what is needed to appear in court and to fill out the paperwork correctly. In this way, a judge can ALSO allow a prosecutor to use delaying tactics in hopes of exhausting the defendant's resources or even make subpoenaed witnesses "give up" as they come, wait around, and then get told there is a delay to a new date.
@arycosta7293
@arycosta7293 5 ай бұрын
Here I thought we have a right to a speedy trial.
@fdsphone6854
@fdsphone6854 16 күн бұрын
unless the legal reviewers are outside the state of Georgia nothing will happen.
@JustMe-s6s4m
@JustMe-s6s4m 5 ай бұрын
I am sick and tired of socalled "Judges" that treat their courtroom like their own little kingdom where they think they can do anything they want.
@Oldspartan65
@Oldspartan65 5 ай бұрын
It is their kingdom and they can 😊
@backwoodstherapy
@backwoodstherapy 5 ай бұрын
​@@Oldspartan65you seem happy about that for some reason? You trolling?
@JBobjork
@JBobjork 5 ай бұрын
​@@Oldspartan65Ehm no, they are not above the law.
@1104Tea
@1104Tea 5 ай бұрын
@@Oldspartan65 people like to say things to that effect but its actually not true. They have rules they have to follow too. Maybe if you watched the video you would know that. Steve said that in plain English right at the start. Judges aren't all powerful. And they need to be held to a higher standard to hold an important job like that. The term "your honor" should mean something after all.
@alanyoder7629
@alanyoder7629 5 ай бұрын
It starts at the top. Six members of the SCOTUS care zip spit for the law and continually prove it with idiotic unconstitutional rulings. Just because they can.
@captainsceptic3559
@captainsceptic3559 5 ай бұрын
If the Prosecutor was not the source, they should be sanctioned for allowing the conversation.
@banditoheat
@banditoheat 5 ай бұрын
It was the attorney for the witness.
@danielboone8435
@danielboone8435 5 ай бұрын
​@@banditoheatAllegedly. That's who the judge believes it was.
@cdaway2024
@cdaway2024 5 ай бұрын
​​@@danielboone8435NOT ALLEGEDLY. STEELE SAID "SHE" IN COURT SO THAT'S WHY THE JUDGE SAID HE HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA ON WHO TOLD.
@Eidolon1andOnly
@Eidolon1andOnly 5 ай бұрын
​@@cdaway2024No need to shout.
@matthewbeasley7765
@matthewbeasley7765 5 ай бұрын
Yep. We have both judicial misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct both. I have a suspicion this case isn't going to survive appeal, the only question is if it is dismissed or not.
@additudeobx
@additudeobx 5 ай бұрын
The bigger deal are the Judge's actions after exposure. Getting caught, admitting to it, and fessing up is one thing, but what this Judge did is completely unacceptable and deserves harsh punishment.
@carlsojos
@carlsojos 5 ай бұрын
"Eat crow while it is young and tender, or you will surely eat it when it is old and ripe." - Leonard French
@JoeRogansForehead
@JoeRogansForehead 5 ай бұрын
The problem is that with separation of the branches of government , it is hard to displine judges or remove them. This guy was an elected judge.
@darbyohara
@darbyohara 3 ай бұрын
Disbar him and revoke his pension for willful civil rights violations
@NSResponder
@NSResponder 5 ай бұрын
The attorney should sue the judge personally for violating his civil rights.
@jeraldbottcher1588
@jeraldbottcher1588 5 ай бұрын
And the judge will claim immunity
@francisseidel8014
@francisseidel8014 5 ай бұрын
​@jeraldbottcher1588 - Absolute immunity can be removed when the judge acts in a capacity other than a judicial role. This judge made himself a witness to the trial by having the ex parte communication, and at that point he lost absolute immunity.
@LA70S
@LA70S 5 ай бұрын
Our legal system is so corrupt.
@thomgizziz
@thomgizziz 2 ай бұрын
You don't know what corrupt is. Would you even think about bribing a judge in the US? Probably not. That isn't true for about 90% of the world where bribing officials is a matter of course and if you don't have money then you are screwed.
@madcatjo
@madcatjo 5 ай бұрын
If the defence attorney found out through a court employee and is prepared to go to jail to protect them from retaliation, he's double the hero. ❤
@thirdspacemaker9141
@thirdspacemaker9141 5 ай бұрын
That attorney is a true G.
@martinpaulsen1592
@martinpaulsen1592 Ай бұрын
He should have taken a dollar retainer, so that he could tell the court he found out "in privileged communication with another client."
@Oldmanwithagoldpan
@Oldmanwithagoldpan 5 ай бұрын
Narcissist cannot be wrong, especially when they have POwErrrr!
@walkingman9171
@walkingman9171 5 ай бұрын
So true.
@Marinealver
@Marinealver 5 ай бұрын
Those are the only ones allowed to have power these days.
@SCORCHED-EARTH
@SCORCHED-EARTH 5 ай бұрын
"UNLIMITED RIGHTNESS" 😂
@larrytoole1476
@larrytoole1476 5 ай бұрын
These Judges need to be held accountable for their crimes against the citizens of the USA
@spvillano
@spvillano 5 ай бұрын
First, it's one judge, not multiple judges. Second, it's a state court matter and hence, "citizens of the USA" is irrelevant, it's "citizens of Georgia". So, we'll let things play out, as the state supreme court has been informed and found sufficiently for the defense counsel to release him pending trial and that will quite annoy those jurists, as appearances of impropriety smears their bench as much as the offending jurist's bench is smeared. I wise old police sergeant was issuing police badges and credentials at the police academy graduation. Before he did, he advised all of the rookies, "Whenever you do something wrong, you not only smear your own badge with shit, you dip mine into shit as well. Please don't dip my badge in shit".
@brandonlink6568
@brandonlink6568 5 ай бұрын
He'll get a stern warning and nothing more
@franklyanogre00000
@franklyanogre00000 5 ай бұрын
​@@stingcool9455 The judge is red-handed guilty.😂
@NC_SUGAR
@NC_SUGAR 5 ай бұрын
And they wonder why events such as Jan.6 happens?
@RockChick63174
@RockChick63174 5 ай бұрын
​@NC_SUGAR whoa! Are you justifying that?
@mmiller6873
@mmiller6873 5 ай бұрын
The real question is as follows: How many other times has this judge had ex-parte meetings like this. He has zero integrity now and really should be removed from practicing law. In addition, the state prosecutor should be brought up on ethics and sent to the review board as well. How many times has the Fulton County DA and Chief Judge done this? Not good at all.
@justnana2256
@justnana2256 5 ай бұрын
This judge should be removed from his profession and never be allowed to work for the people again in any capacity. Any person who is supposed to uphold the law but breaks the law instead is disgusting and should not be allowed.
@JoeRogansForehead
@JoeRogansForehead 5 ай бұрын
He’s an elected judge lol . Good luck getting him removed .
@my-yt-inputs2580
@my-yt-inputs2580 5 ай бұрын
That judge is/was so out of order. And there is even more crap going on.
@pucmahone3893
@pucmahone3893 5 ай бұрын
He’s out of control. I believe this case runs deeper than we think
@Ladywizard
@Ladywizard 5 ай бұрын
@@pucmahone3893 considering BEFORE this contempt he was pulling witness intimidation in the middle of the court room of witness will testify or you're going to jail since you broke your plea deal THEN during recess took said witness behind closed doors without the defense?
@almostontimehero5415
@almostontimehero5415 5 ай бұрын
For every time you catch a Judge doing something wrong, how many times did they get away with other things? Judges have too much power to ignore corrupt behavior.
@guyray1504
@guyray1504 5 ай бұрын
Steve the judge had the court reporter in the meeting also.
@Mackathne
@Mackathne 5 ай бұрын
@@guyray1504 If that's true, why did the defense not know about the meeting and have to find out through an undisclosed third party? Why did the defense have to bring it up DURING a hearing, and why was the judge concerned about how he knew? Why would the judge attempt to hold him in contempt for not disclosing who told him about the meeting? IF the court reporter was present but the information about the meeting was not given to the defense, then all of the same issues exist regardless. The judge wouldn't be worried at all about how he knew because he was supposed to know and was entitled to know.
@John-s7s8s
@John-s7s8s 5 ай бұрын
Another crooked judge.
@michaelreillysr1352
@michaelreillysr1352 5 ай бұрын
IMAGINE THAT !
@Sylvia-zv1eq
@Sylvia-zv1eq 5 ай бұрын
Shocking news
@tarrantwolf
@tarrantwolf 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, but will anything actually be done about it? I mean, Wilis and Merchan still hold their positions and they're just as bad.
@postmodernmining
@postmodernmining 5 ай бұрын
His finances need to be investigated.
@HighHolyOne
@HighHolyOne 5 ай бұрын
Good point! Although in this case he's meeting ex parte with the prosecutor, not with the $$ side.
@postmodernmining
@postmodernmining 5 ай бұрын
@@HighHolyOne as we can see from Fulton County, that is the $$ side.
@spvillano
@spvillano 5 ай бұрын
@@HighHolyOne I was unaware of the fact that Georgia counties swear an oath of poverty. Guess they don't collect taxes either, right? Nobody with influence can ever get to anyone there, as they're all hermits that live inside of a minefield, right?
@kuronoch.1441
@kuronoch.1441 5 ай бұрын
​@@HighHolyOneThat's also a $$ side, but it also comes with a promotion after Fani Willis gets praised for this and the Trump case.
@drirene57
@drirene57 3 ай бұрын
Fulton County judicial system need an overhaul!
@scottpecora371
@scottpecora371 5 ай бұрын
MISTRIAL! The judge needs to be reviewed by the bar and possibly disbarred!
@priceallen4368
@priceallen4368 5 ай бұрын
This judge keeps digging himself into a deeper hole, and he doesn't understand that certain civil and criminal laws are different. He's tripling down on a war he's going to lose in a bad way.
@yesitschelle
@yesitschelle 5 ай бұрын
His ignorance on contempt was pathetic. But thinking he would get away with that - it didn't come out of nowhere. Streaming trials is very, very new. Through 2019, the only cameras were for security, and their content was ignored.
@drewschumann1
@drewschumann1 5 ай бұрын
Hahahaha! You actually believe judges face consequences for breaking the law. Isn't that sweet.
@bluesky896
@bluesky896 5 ай бұрын
Yup. He was basically contempt is contempt, and had to be badgered into deciding which contempt, and then had to be informed that the contempt he was gonna charge doesn't allow him to do what he wants.
@yesitschelle
@yesitschelle 5 ай бұрын
@@drewschumann1 The public nature of the stream has an effect. I have a hunch things will start to change.
@francisseidel8014
@francisseidel8014 5 ай бұрын
​@@drewschumann1 - This judge made himself a witness through holding ex parte communication, and that is why he will likely face consequences - including a civil suit from Steele. Immunity is taken away sometimes: Appeals Court Unanimously Denied Judicial Immunity to West Virginia Judge Who Personally Searched Home, Ordered Items Removed.
@pcpproduction9071
@pcpproduction9071 5 ай бұрын
Impeach and replace the judge. This trial makes the case for allowing video in all public courtrooms in my opinion.
@geraldstone8396
@geraldstone8396 5 ай бұрын
The only reason for not streaming all government all the time is corruption.
@terrikrucina2023
@terrikrucina2023 5 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more!
@spvillano
@spvillano 5 ай бұрын
Might not need impeachment, impeachment is for those appointed with consent and advice of the legislature. Those elected to the bench or via simple appointment both have no lifetime appointment and can be removed by the courts directly.
@steveladner4346
@steveladner4346 5 ай бұрын
Judge messed with the wrong lawyer.
@BiggHoss
@BiggHoss 5 ай бұрын
We need to get rid of judicial immunity. Judges, cops, and prosecutors are sovereign citizens
@thomasb7347
@thomasb7347 5 ай бұрын
"Who told you?" Is a wild response since its an admission of guilt
@grugnotice7746
@grugnotice7746 5 ай бұрын
Abuse of power by a judge should be a capital offence.
@ronaldsiewert4445
@ronaldsiewert4445 5 ай бұрын
A crooked judge in Georgia , imagine that.
@chuckstewart7331
@chuckstewart7331 5 ай бұрын
The The judge doesn’t understand when you’re caught red-handed doubling down it’s not to your benefit
@unbreakable7633
@unbreakable7633 5 ай бұрын
Works for cops.
@chuckstewart7331
@chuckstewart7331 5 ай бұрын
@@unbreakable7633 they triple down ( Carolina in Fort Worth )
@randallsmerna384
@randallsmerna384 5 ай бұрын
Jusge should be disbarred.l! This will not only go to appeal if they lose, but it will be thrown out and declared a mistrial costing the taxpayers millions!
@Lord.Kiltridge
@Lord.Kiltridge 5 ай бұрын
This is outrageous. Not only because the judge appears to be committing a criminal offence, but also because it means that a possible criminal is going to get a mistrial. The judge should face a review with the possibility of removal and criminal charges.
@cyntreciaholden7779
@cyntreciaholden7779 5 ай бұрын
Georgia is out of control.
@hxhdfjifzirstc894
@hxhdfjifzirstc894 5 ай бұрын
Anywhere that Democrats run is out of control.
@Robert-bp7gm
@Robert-bp7gm 5 ай бұрын
Put the judge in jail.
@falcon127
@falcon127 5 ай бұрын
THE JUDGE JUST (ADMITTED) TO BREAKING THE LAW!
@RabbiJesus
@RabbiJesus 5 ай бұрын
Or he wants to discern who is lying about him. Don’t presume.
@barryc9115
@barryc9115 5 ай бұрын
@@RabbiJesus At no time did he deny the meeting actually happened. In fact his language clearly exposed that it had. He needs to be immediately removed from the bench, brought up in front of the BAR, and if found guilty of having this meeting, disbarred and brought up on criminal charges.
@RabbiJesus
@RabbiJesus 5 ай бұрын
@@barryc9115 did you read the transcripts yourself? If not, you don’t know and you’re just inferring second hand information. I kind of expect better from the Lehto crowd.
@delta3244
@delta3244 5 ай бұрын
​@@RabbiJesusI forget the judge's exact words, but he has said things to the effect of "I am concerned that you found out about the meeting," "you should have never known about the meeting," and he put _into writing_ in a court document that the meeting happened. As others have said, you are presuming that the OP made their comment purely on the basis of the contents of this video, which I strongly doubt.
@barryc9115
@barryc9115 5 ай бұрын
@@RabbiJesus I watched the entire video dude….. The judge is guilty AF
@shatteredshards8549
@shatteredshards8549 5 ай бұрын
The video of this happening in the courtroom went viral. That judge was MAD that he got caught!
@FadinReigne-r4z
@FadinReigne-r4z 5 ай бұрын
I would like to offer up the fact that not only would NOT give up his source, but he offered to go to the same jail as his client so he could continue to work on the case! I don't care who the defendant was or what the charges were...that lawyer is a hero😊
@otpyrcralphpierre1742
@otpyrcralphpierre1742 5 ай бұрын
Wouldn't happen if an Oath to the Constitution still MEANT something.
@Slightlysalty1
@Slightlysalty1 5 ай бұрын
Well, it’s to be expected when they are swearing the oath with their hand placed on a folded pride flag or stack of local menus instead of a bible. They are not serious people serving their community.
@delta3244
@delta3244 5 ай бұрын
Corrupt people have never had qualms about swearing false oaths.
@PeteOtton
@PeteOtton 5 ай бұрын
@@Slightlysalty1 Bibles are worthless. It's not like gods exist to strike you down for lying.
@THE-michaelmyers
@THE-michaelmyers 5 ай бұрын
My GF is an Attorney and because I went to School and worked in Atlanta for almost 15 years I am still observing news from my home state. I was with some fellow Attorneys recently and we discussed this. To be clear ALL Judges in all the States and the Federal bench are on their honor when it comes to ex parte communications. In fact, several chuckled and said sometimes a Judge gets ambushed and they recuse themselves. There will in fact be a mistrial, it may be a higher court that orders it. This Judge is hopelessly tainted and most likely won't be a Judge much longer! Edited to add another point. If I were a betting man based on several conversations I have had with Attorneys this Defense Attorney already knew the DA was crooked and had an observer watching the door to the Judges Chambers. Before Covid pushed so much onto Zoom my GF's Law Firm used to have paralegals watching Judges and the Commonwealth's Attorneys during high-profile cases. Most likely this Attorney knew about the ex parte communications simply because he was DOING HIS JOB and doing his due diligence!
@mtpocketswoodenickle2637
@mtpocketswoodenickle2637 5 ай бұрын
Have you seen the videos of this judge and prosecutor exchanging hand signals, similar to a team manager and 3rd base coach? I took it to look a bit fishy and suspicious myself.
@the_expidition427
@the_expidition427 5 ай бұрын
Saving this
@im2yys4u81
@im2yys4u81 5 ай бұрын
The source really doesn't matter. The judge admitted he engaged in an ex parte meeting with the DA and a sworn witness.
@jesarablack1661
@jesarablack1661 5 ай бұрын
I have seen cases where a judge refuses to enter an elevator because a lawyer in it has a case before them, just to ensure that there is not even the Appearance that they had a conversation in private, which is the Right move to make because even 30 seconds alone in an elevator Could be enough to discuss something relevant to the case.
@martinswiney2192
@martinswiney2192 5 ай бұрын
Either that or the witness that spoke before the judge and prosecutor made sure that the defense attorney found out about it to get his thug buddy a mistrial. Just speculation. But I am also picturing the defense attorney as the southern chicken lawyer from Futurama. Or maybe its Family Guy. I watch too many cartoons. Or not enough cartoons.
@nodak81
@nodak81 5 ай бұрын
1) Judge commits improper acts during trial. 2) Nobody does anything about it. Sounds about right to me. American justice system at its finest.
@kevinerbs2778
@kevinerbs2778 5 ай бұрын
I took plea deal and my judge lied about not being able to ever take it back. The judge beat his wife after he sentenced me. He did 8 months prision time. A year before i got out he killed his x-wife in front of their kids. Hes doing 30 years to life in prision. The judges name name is Lance T Mason. He worked in cuyahoga county. They only went checked over jury trails if he did illeagal stuff. They didn't check all his cases.
@spvillano
@spvillano 5 ай бұрын
So, the defense attorney is still in prison? Nobody did anything about it, so there won't be a trial that Steve talked about, right? Or do you mean that nobody showed up with a militia and machine gunned everyone concerned down? Here's a life lesson for you. You can do things a fast and easy way and they'll fall apart every time or one can do things the right way, which takes time and effort and those things will be lasting. And things with courts take time. First, the trial of the accused has to be completed, then the defense attorney has to have his trial, then if acquitted in the latter, the misbehavior of the jurist then is reported up to the superior courts as appropriate for disciplinary action. No magical thunder from above, no Harry Potter waving his fuck stick, but a step by step legal process that is properly followed at every step, in deliberate and sober actions. Otherwise, we don't have the rule of law, we have the lawlessness of the mob.
@mhfuzzball
@mhfuzzball 5 ай бұрын
Actually, the attorney immediately filed a motion for the judge to be recused from the trial. The judge assigned the motion to himself (which isn't actually allowed) and denied it. Then the attorney filed a motion to the GA Supreme Court for the judge to be removed, citing that he didn't feel it would get a fair hearing from a lower court given what happened with the motion to recuse. The GA Supreme Court responded denying the motion, stating that the attorney had to file the motion with the Superior Court first, *and that if filed with the Superior Court, the trial judge would be disqualified from acting on it,* citing the rules of court procedure that would so disqualify the judge. The attorney has since filed the motion with the Superior Court, citing the parts of the GA Supreme Court's response saying that the trial judge must be disqualified from acting in any way on the motion.
@ReadTheShrill
@ReadTheShrill 5 ай бұрын
@@spvillano Measure twice, cut once.
@jim4448
@jim4448 5 ай бұрын
Just another LIEING judge who got caught.. Making deals with the object side..
@Kain9407
@Kain9407 5 ай бұрын
Looks like there is another judge who thinks they are above the law and needs to be removed and disbarred.
@avereth
@avereth 5 ай бұрын
Whoever reported the judge deserves the seat on the bench more than this egotistical tyrant who should be no more near judiciary power than criminals. Corruption must be removed from the judiciary.
@roguecthulhu6002
@roguecthulhu6002 5 ай бұрын
I was involved in a case, in Ohio, where the judge had to phone my attorney from the bench due to a miscommunication by the clerk, but prior to phoning the judge DID have substantive discussions about the case with opposing counsel. The judge knew my attorney wasn't there, but he didn't know I was there, because I was mistakenly seated in the gallery by the bailiff. I heard them discussing the case without me and had to interject when I heard the opposing attorney telling lies about me and my situation to the judge. I haven't looked at the local rules here, but that kind of shit happens all the time in family court in my area.
@Stetsonhatman
@Stetsonhatman 5 ай бұрын
Our small town lawyers tried the cases in the coffee shop with opposing counsel before they went to the court house.
@thomgizziz
@thomgizziz 2 ай бұрын
Family court isn't bound by the same judicial rules. You are basically in a kangaroo court and you hope that the judge doesn't decide to ruin your life because he can.
@chrisaustin6255
@chrisaustin6255 5 ай бұрын
That judge should be sentenced to 37 years in public lock up.
@PumpkinKingXXIII
@PumpkinKingXXIII 5 ай бұрын
This judge needs to lose his robe and be disbarred
@narmale
@narmale 5 ай бұрын
No no... keep the robes, just keep tightening the collar... more and more and more.... until he stops breaking the law 😮😂
@bluekitty3731
@bluekitty3731 5 ай бұрын
Careful there, some judges don't wear pants under their robes!😅
@josephhuman7390
@josephhuman7390 5 ай бұрын
I wonder HOW MANY judges do this and don't get exposed, A lot of judges are Confused and think they are the prosecutor or police. Ruling should go as MISTRIAL...
@Implied_Confessions
@Implied_Confessions 5 ай бұрын
Live streaming trials seems to be bringing to light a whole lot of inappropriate nonsense by people in positions of power. My thoughts on our judicial system have changed dramatically.
@matthewrogers94mr
@matthewrogers94mr 5 ай бұрын
The judge should have his license removed and should face some jail time.
@tgrghostrider
@tgrghostrider 5 ай бұрын
This Judge has made himself a witness in this trial and must be removed.
@panhandlejake6200
@panhandlejake6200 5 ай бұрын
Ashley Merchant (attorney asking to remove Fani Willis from the Trump election case) is heling the defense attorney and she told the very judge exactly this in a hearing about the contempt charge.
@cmotherofpirl
@cmotherofpirl 5 ай бұрын
The higher court needs to declare a mistrial and start over.
@Jedi-Nite
@Jedi-Nite 5 ай бұрын
That Judge needs to be arrested And anyone who has bribed him
@robertdillon9989
@robertdillon9989 5 ай бұрын
There are rules for judges, except for the extreme supreme court ruining our country.
@socialanarchy081
@socialanarchy081 5 ай бұрын
Judges, like pirates, consider them more like guidelines, rather than rules.
@bryanleverett2830
@bryanleverett2830 5 ай бұрын
That’s what I was thinking last week when I was watching this go down
@robertsaget9697
@robertsaget9697 5 ай бұрын
thats what happens when judges face zero consequences. At worst they get removed. But its incredibly rare and difficult. it should be the exact opposite. Public servants should be held to higher standards, not lower
@hawkuser604
@hawkuser604 5 ай бұрын
I went through this same issue with Military officers who thought Army Regulations were "guidelines" and not law. After 26 years of explaining to my officers that they are laws and showing them the front page of every Army Regulation that defines the terms of "should, shall, may and will" it really made them rethink how the interpreted regulations. That is why we have NCO's to guide our officers to the right thing and check their ego and question their assumed authority.
@spvillano
@spvillano 5 ай бұрын
@@hawkuser604 the problem is that should and may make things appear to be subjective to the officer in charge and that dilutes the authority of shall and will and basically, turns things into a legal clusterfuck from hell. Enough times, similar conversations ended with, "But, you do as you please, Sir, it ain't my OER that'll be getting fucked up". That put the officer's speed brakes on.
@thomgizziz
@thomgizziz 2 ай бұрын
@@robertsaget9697 If it is too common and easy then you will have nobody wanting to take the job or the position will become far more corrupt to protect the people from being tossed so easily. You think you can just come up with a nonsense idea and assume that it is going to work exactly like you feel it will. There are unintended consequences that you should be thinking of and you clearly don't think much at all.
@falcon127
@falcon127 5 ай бұрын
THERE YOU GO,... THE LAW SAYS,... THE JUDGE BROKE THE LAW.
@jacobb.
@jacobb. 5 ай бұрын
Just about every judge thinks they are untouchable. I hope this ignorant judge gets some form of punishment.
@LogicalNiko
@LogicalNiko 5 ай бұрын
This judge won’t get removed. Circuit court judges need to be impeached by the state congressional 2/3rd vote. They are mainly immune from being officially punished. The other judges do essentially have one form of “punishment” which is to place the judge in senior status. Which is the “go sit in the corner for the rest of your career, and think about what you’ve done” punishment. The same thing happens with article 3 federal judges.
@therose5783
@therose5783 5 ай бұрын
This is the trickle down effect from the Supreme Court.
@kentr2424
@kentr2424 5 ай бұрын
That judge needs to be removed from the bench immediately. This smacks of judicial bias, and if there's one thing a judge MUST be is impartial (it's why they aren't typically allowed to vote). It doesn't matter what reason the judge has - he/she must follow the rules.
@kenmore01
@kenmore01 5 ай бұрын
Be on the lookout for every person this judge ever put in jail to appeal their case.
@gilliganallmighty3
@gilliganallmighty3 5 ай бұрын
That judge just ensured that any conviction will be overturned on appeal due to judicial and prosecutorial misconduct. All parties to the meeting should be held accountable up to and including disbarrment/impeachment and criminal charges.
@delta3244
@delta3244 5 ай бұрын
Not all parties. I doubt the witness had a choice, their attorney has to worry about said witness' interests, and someone told defense council (the witness' attorney is the best guess I have, but afaik we don't know for certain who did).
@scottvoigt8110
@scottvoigt8110 5 ай бұрын
Whether he's guilty or not, he does deserve a fair trial
@anjiemarie1
@anjiemarie1 5 ай бұрын
The judge should be removed from the bench and investigated. All of his convictions should be investigated and he should be disbarred.
@dreimann
@dreimann 5 ай бұрын
This judge needs to be made an example.
@KirShizzle
@KirShizzle 5 ай бұрын
Man between this, and the Judge arrested for BATT LEO, and the Fulton County DA, Georgia's judicial system feels like a kangaroo court.
@Eidolon1andOnly
@Eidolon1andOnly 5 ай бұрын
Feels like? Well if it hops and talks like a kangaroo, then it must be....
@the_expidition427
@the_expidition427 5 ай бұрын
It is a kangaroo court
@unbreakable7633
@unbreakable7633 5 ай бұрын
Ask Trump, he's been kangarooed by a judge in NYC.
@Navybyrde
@Navybyrde 5 ай бұрын
The Fulton County DA is doing the job that she was elected to do.
@Eidolon1andOnly
@Eidolon1andOnly 5 ай бұрын
@@Navybyrde Be corrupt, launder tax money through her boyfriend, and interfere with elections? Wasn't aware that was part of her job description.
@brettstarks1846
@brettstarks1846 5 ай бұрын
“And yes, there are rules for judges.” 😂 Telling that this even needs to be said.
@l7986
@l7986 5 ай бұрын
The judge needs to have every single case he has ever presided over examined. If he's pulling this against a guy worth millions there's no telling what bullshit he's against people with a fraction of that money.
@anneamus
@anneamus 5 ай бұрын
EVERY case by that judge and prosecutor needs to be looked at. Wow.
@pjsratrods8936
@pjsratrods8936 5 ай бұрын
Another Fulton county kangaroo court..
@hxhdfjifzirstc894
@hxhdfjifzirstc894 5 ай бұрын
Who is running Fulton county? It sure ain't Donald Trump.
@michaelccopelandsr7120
@michaelccopelandsr7120 5 ай бұрын
When you fear integrity and accountability, you are no longer the good guys.
@mattcolver1
@mattcolver1 5 ай бұрын
One time I went to traffic court to fight a ticket. The judge gave me a favorable ruling. No points and $15 to the charity of the cops choice. Of course I was speeding. There's a steep hill on a highway in Colorado where the cops sit around the bend at the bottom and nail speeders. The judge new it because he sees speeding tickets from that stretch of road every day. I remember the cop mumbling something about how it was a waste of his time to come in to court. After court I stopped at a gas station to get gas and who should pull up to the other side of the pump, the judge. I just smiled at him and he smiled back.
@whatupdocks
@whatupdocks 5 ай бұрын
When the judge asked him who told him, the attorney answered you should have!
@cycleboy8028
@cycleboy8028 5 ай бұрын
The judge's "excited utterance" should be held against him in a bar hearing for stripping his legal license.
@EclecticBuddha
@EclecticBuddha 5 ай бұрын
It was really fun seeing the Georgia defense attorney strike force showing up within an hour or so to provide representation and support for the defense attorneys. Young Thugs defense team and the team of 25 lawyers headed up by Ashleigh Merchant have been a bright spot in this mess.
@Chaz136
@Chaz136 5 ай бұрын
That Georgia County is so corrupt. Threatening the witness (by the judge in an ex-parte meeting) with jail time if he doesn't give statements that are lies in favor of the prosecutor.
@paulpilgrim4302
@paulpilgrim4302 5 ай бұрын
There needs to be a higher independent body to deal with corrupt judges
@e.b.4506
@e.b.4506 5 ай бұрын
There are too many judges that need to be removed from the bench for political ideology and just shear stupidity.
@Loetmichel
@Loetmichel 5 ай бұрын
What surprises me the most is that "Who told You?" is the classic way to admit guilt. The judge should have heard that a million times already. If stupidity would ring bells nobody in the court would have been able to hear themselves speaking after that question.
@Littlefoot.
@Littlefoot. 5 ай бұрын
The judge had 100s of legal experts advising him on the law. He thought he was one of the specials. He believed he was specisl. That the law, the rules, and tradition didn't apply to him. Now he gets to be reminded. We the people deserve better.
@CyAnKS93
@CyAnKS93 5 ай бұрын
Some context that may help: Judge was a one star general, from Army JAG, and was the head of the Army Court of Appeals. Suddenly his “holier than thou, my word is the word of god, I make the rules and law as I go” approach makes a lot more sense lol. RIP any soldier that got their lives or careers ruined by this man
@QargZer
@QargZer 5 ай бұрын
He didn't understand how contempt works... How many people did he hold in contempt improperly
@bizygirl1
@bizygirl1 5 ай бұрын
Made me think of Ron DeSantis
@Raven9768
@Raven9768 5 ай бұрын
Should file to have the judge removed from the case.
@chrislingre9175
@chrislingre9175 5 ай бұрын
Category: American Jurisprudence; Question: How much faith most Americans have in our judicial system; Answer: What is 'none'?.
@markw592
@markw592 5 ай бұрын
I watched the whole exchange between the judge and lawyer. Stunning. Some judges start dipping into their own supply. The man had a business as usual demeanor that made me think of how many other people have been subject to serious corruption.
@jsh6952
@jsh6952 5 ай бұрын
Fulton County is a hot mess in regards to Judicial and Prosecutorial misconduct.
@gordonshumway7239
@gordonshumway7239 5 ай бұрын
Yea, I’ve been following that story. Seems like another example of someone who has no business being a judge.
@yaqbulyakkerbat4190
@yaqbulyakkerbat4190 5 ай бұрын
So a totally normal corrupt judge that won't face consequences.
@bomarc
@bomarc 5 ай бұрын
I had a judge condone criminal activity by the 'other party'; then blame me in a judgment dismissing the case.
@williezar2231
@williezar2231 5 ай бұрын
Asking to be in the cell with his client makes the lawyer the G.O.A.T! He'll get free drinks for life!!
@5000rgb
@5000rgb 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, that lawyer is a stud!
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