EP 68 Politics as Usual?

Описание: EP 68 Politics as Usual?

In this episode of The JudgeMental Podcast, Christine and Hugh uncover a major development in their ongoing coverage of judicial ethics in Kentucky. After the Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice ruled that a Jefferson County Family Court judge could attend partisan political fundraisers, the hosts discovered that Chief Justice Deborah Lambert herself has been attending and being photographed at Republican political fundraisers—all documented on public social media.

The hosts discuss the implications of judges attending partisan political events, the erosion of judicial impartiality, and why Canon 4.1 of Kentucky's judicial ethics rules prohibits such conduct. They also cover a California judge who pled guilty to fraud after running on transparency, the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission's mental health summit, and respond to listener feedback.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Chief Justice Following Our Social Media
0:52 - Discovery of Political Fundraiser Photos
2:25 - The Shelly Sentry Case Background
4:47 - Why Judges Shouldn't Advertise Their Politics
6:38 - Identity Politics & The Louisville Bar
7:05 - National vs. Local Political Issues
8:35 - Abortion Law & Chief Justice's Politics
11:10 - Recusal Arguments & Political Slant
12:28 - Supreme Court Justices & Impartiality
14:15 - Chief Justice on Instagram at 1 PM
16:54 - November 11th Fundraiser Photo Discovery
17:29 - What Is an Endorsement?
18:26 - Have You Ever Been to a Fun Fundraiser?
19:33 - Orange County Judge Israel Stro Fraud Case
21:20 - Judges Are the New Cops
22:01 - Keeping Judiciary Separate from Politics
23:01 - Rwanda Genocide vs. Holocaust Analogy
23:42 - Name Calling & Constructive Feedback
24:30 - Listener Feedback on Bull County Episode
26:00 - Constitutional Law Corrections
28:06 - Avoiding Radicalization & Violence
29:46 - Slippery Slope of Political Judges
31:35 - Judicial Conduct Commission Mental Health Summit
32:16 - Why Is This on Instagram?
32:26 - Wrap Up & Next Episode Preview

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