Let’s hear some good news
What benefit does it do for the Bar Journal to advise all the lawyers
and all the public that might see the Bar Journal that 25 to 35 percent of all lawyers are
stressed out either from alcohol or other chemicals and need help? If these facts are
true, then certainly the public should not be informed of this by the State Bar that
should have at least a little of the interests of the lawyers at heart.
Inside the Journal, the majority of pages are publicly disclosing all
of the bad things lawyers have done and how many of them are censored and suspended or
disbarred. What purpose does this serve the bar?
If a layman were to read the November issue, the only conclusion that
could be reached would be that lawyers are dishonorable people and not worth trusting. Is
there any reason why the Bar Journal should add fuel to the current poor public opinion of
lawyers?
Richard M. Hawkins
Lake Elsinore
Fear of politics on court
Responding to the article in the December issue regarding the five
judges named to the State Bar Court: Your article refers to “a controversial new law
observers fear will politicize the court. . . .” Let me see if I can get this
straight. San Francisco Judge Nancy Roberts Lonsdale, who sought reappointment, is one of
three judges who challenged the Burton legislation. She is then replaced by Jodi Remke,
who is appointed by Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, who wrote the legislation and
who chairs the Senate Rules Committee. And
Ms. Remke just happens to have been a staff attorney for another Senate committee. Without
commenting on Ms. Remke’s qualifications, I can certainly see why there might be some
hint of “politicizing” the appointment when Burton comments that she has just
the skills and temperament that the “Senate” wants. Not what the people need,
not what will fit with the needs of the court, and not with experience which will insure
justice and equity for the court’s participants. In fact, unlike some of the other
judges, there is no comment that she has any experience which involves the State Bar or
its court.
Buster Bradberry
Noblesville, Ind. |
