August 14, 2012 at 2:30 P.M. The device to reserve computers, downstairs at the Morningside Heights branch of the NYPL was disabled today. I was forced to use the services of a librarian to make a reservation. I cannot say whether this will allow "others" access to these texts or opportunities for further vandalism of these sites.
Monsy Alvarado, "Ex-Pal Park Cop Accuses Chief and Captain: Alleges Payoff, Filing False Reports," in The Record, August 4, 2012, at p. L-3. (Terry Tuchin filed false reports that are now covered-up by the OAE, allegedly. Right, John McGill, Esq.? Any reports filed with the N.J. Supreme Court and/or OAE and/or any other entity by "therapist" Diana Lisa Riccioli, Debbie Poritz? Was Diana still involved in a sexual relationship with Marilyn Straus when she filed those reports? Was Diana involved in a sexual relationship with then Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz when she filed reports to be considered by the Poritz Supreme Court? Why have these reports not been shown to me?)
Vivian Yee, "Court Exempts Judges From New Jersey's Curbs On Benefits," in The New York Times, June 25, 2012, at p. A22. (New Jersey judges protecting their wallets at the expense of the public interest.)
Salvator Rizzo, "Jersey's Jobless Rate Skyrockets: At 9.6 Percent, State is Highest Above National Average in Decades," in The Star Ledger, July 20, 2012, at p. 1. (Why Christie is making cuts and taking drastic actions to control spending and waste.)
John Petrick, "Attorney Faces 4-Year Sentence After Admitting to Client Thefts," in The Record, June 25, 2012, at p. L-1. (CARLO COPPA, 62, allegedly of the Ethics Committee of the New Jersey Bar Association and, probably, connected to Jaynee LaVecchia or other members of the judiciary and/or politics, faces 4 years in prison and disbarment for life for STEALING $1 MILLION in client funds. I never took a dime from a client. A number of attorneys who engaged in illegal efforts against me, allegedly at the request of the OAE, may have done some similar dipping into their trust accounts: Edgar Navarete? Jose Ginarte? Gilberto Garcia? Ramon Gonzales? Do you boys have ethics troubles? Persons like Mr. Coppa and John McGill, Esq. of the OAE -- Mr. McGill may also be facing ethics and/or criminal charges -- call me "unethical." I call them unethical. What do you think?)
James Quirk, "Friends and Family Plan," in The Record, June 27, 2012, at p. A-1. (Group of family friends all on the public payroll, some with MULTIPLE PAYCHECKS, scooped $2 MILLION in New Jersey taxpayer-provided salaries.)
"New Jersey judges and justices are constitutionally protected from a new law requiring state employees to contribute more toward their health and retirement benefits, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, damaging one of Gov. Chris Christie's signature legislative victories and creating the awkward spectacle of judges taking action TO PRESERVE THEIR OWN COMPENSATION." (emphasis added!)
New Jersey's judges are forbidden by their own ethical standards from ruling in matters where their personal gain is at issue. This wage cut situation looks (to me) like it involves judges' self-interest.
Ignoring this important ethical provision as well as broader conflict of interest principles, the Rabner Supreme Court in Trenton essentially decided that the governor's austerity cuts that will affect all other public servants -- including teachers, cops, firefighters, secretaries -- cannot affect judges. (New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")
Judicial salaries and "perks" are sacred. This is in addition to any alleged cash-in-an-envelope type payments which are not exactly unheard of among members of the New Jersey judiciary. The "little people" can eat cake. ("New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court" and "New Jersey Supreme Court's Implosion.")
Judges are among the best and highest paid public servants in the Garden State. Blue collar workers -- who are taking a hit already -- are much less well-insulated, financially, to absorb the hardship. ("New Jersey's Judges Disgrace America" and "New Jersey's Unethical Judiciary.")
Judges earn considerably more than the majority of struggling public workers, workers already living with the effects of dire financial conditions in New Jersey -- including a hell of a pension burden, often due to persons drawing several pensions while holding down multiple full-time government jobs. (See my list of sources below.)
Worse are the economic effects of years of mismanagement, waste, THEFT, corruption and cronyism in Trenton that the state's judges have too often ignored or benefitted from. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead.")
Judges will not share in the civil service burden because, says the Supreme Court, their "independence" and "apolitical" role may be threatened if the governor asks them to accept a pay cut. Rabner recused himself from the proceedings for the sake of "appearances." ("Christie Rails Against New Jersey's Judges" and "Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "New Jersey Supreme Court's Implosion.")
The ostensible rationale for the decision -- get this! -- is concern for the "independence of the judiciary" in the state with the most politically-tainted appointment process for judges in the nation. This so-called "reason" for the court's decision is absurd or laughable. ("Judge Alexander Carver, III Plays Ball" and "Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")
Mr. Rabner, allegedly, discussed the decision with Angelo ("The Horn") Prisco and George E. Norcross, III before orchestrating the result from behind the scenes, "independently." ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!" then "Jaynee LaVecchia and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and, again, "New Jersey's Supreme Court's Implosion.")
The decision is self-serving and hypocritical. It is also ridiculous. Judges salaries are already set in a highly political process, as indeed every aspect of judges' lives is INTENSELY political in New Jersey, from appointment to retirement, creating loyalties among judges to various "bosses" and politicians who insure their continued employment or the opposite. ("George E. Norcross, III is the Boss of New Jersey's Politics and Law" and "New Jersey's Judges Disgrace America" then "Virginia Long's Departure" and "Helen Hoens and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")
"Mr. Christie [has] called for a Constitutional Amendment that could allow the governor's office and Legislature to reduce judges' salaries."
Mr. Christie described N.J. judges as "unelected, unresponsive, public servants."
He left out: "Greedy, selfish, corrupt, incompetent, unfeeling and unethical."
I will do my best to add a list of sources to accompany this text in the days ahead.
Usually, after a controversial essay, New Jersey-based hackers prevent me from writing for several days. I will try to write every day at this location or some other site on-line. If more than two days pass without a comment from me, it means that I am prevented from writing illegally.
Sources:
James Quirk, "Retirement Didn't Keep Ex-Chief Off the County Payroll," in The Record, June 21, 2012, at p. A-1. (Retired Bergen County Police Chief -- who is already drawing a FULL pension -- comes back on the payroll as a police captain [$163,555.00] after being paid for 115 sick days [$56,000]. How long can New Jersey keep bleeding money like this?)
Julie Hirshfield-Davis, "Obama Leads in National Polls: Romney Seen as Out of Touch," in The Record, June 21, 2012, at p. A-5. (Ryan will not help or hurt with key voters in crucial electoral states -- Latinos, women, weel-educated non-professionals who are often unemployed as a result of Romney-like "vulture capitalism.")
David Lightman, "Hispanics Hold the Key in Swing States for Election," in The Record, June 21, 2012, at p. A-5. (Polls in August, 2012 confirm vital role for Latinos. Obama's lead is increasing in these communities. In my opinion, Mr. Biden beats Governor Romney in the Latino community. Senator Rubio has zero effect on these numbers.)
AP, "Website Used for Prostitution is Legal: Retired FDU Professor [N.J.] Among Those Charged in the Case," in The Record, June 21, 2012, at p. A-10. (Some of the so-called prostitutes were "underage" -- 12 years-old, allegedly -- yet the activity was never a problem in the Garden State. "New Jersey's Child Sex Industry" and "Is Senator Menendez For Sale?")
Susan K. Livio, "State Suspends Doctor in Probe of Improper Study: Allegedly Used Disabled Patients," in The Record, August 4, 2012, at p. A-3. (Human experimentation on unsuspecting cancer patients by suspended physician. "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")
Melissa Hayes, Zach Patberg, Chris Harris, "A $400,000 'Mistake' -- Lawmaker Accused of Writing Bad Checks," in The Record, August 4, 2012, at p. A-1. (Assemblyman ROBERT SHROEDER wrote $400,000 in bad checks. In 14 years of law practice not one of my trust account checks bounced.)
Karen Sudol, "Hawthorne Man Posed as Officer, Police Say," in The Record, August 4, 2012, at p. L-1. (Some N.J. lawyers like to call a colleague's clients pretending to be someone they're not. Right, Gilberto Garcia? John McGill? Ms. Kriko? Edgar Navarete?)
Melissa Hayes, "Assemblyman Sued Over $500,000 Investment: It's Latest Legal Issue With His Finances," in The Record, August 8, 2012, at p. A-1. (Thank goodness these public servants are caring for N.J.'s economy.)
"Phony Cops Rob Men of Cash in North Bergen," in The Record, August 8, 2012, at p. L-3. (Since genuine cops are stealing in Hudson County, why not do a little stealing yourself in you're a criminal. In fact, many cops do a little crime or "favors" on the side to make ends meet. "North Bergen is the Home of La Cosa Nostra.")
