BOB NORMAN'S DAILY PULP
by Bob Norman
So Chief Judge Victor Tobin announced Friday that Chief Criminal Judge Ana Gardiner was being moved (at her own request, of course) out of her position to become a judge in the civil division.
This comes a month after my story on Gardiner's improper relationships with lawyers who appear before her was published -- and a couple weeks after one of the lawyers named, veteran homicide prosecutor Howard Scheinberg, announced he was leaving the State Attorney's Office.
So the fallout continues. I would link the story in the Sun-Sentinel -- which claims to cover the courthouse -- on the saga, but, uh, there isn't one. Note to the Sentinel: Just because you ignore something doesn't mean it will go away. (I don't expect it from the rapidly contracting Miami Herald, which really doesn't cover the courthouse anymore on any sustained level).
There was a story today in the Daily Business Review on the move, but it failed to mention the elephant in the room, proving again that that newspaper, which once was damn good, is in steady decline. I'd link it, but there's no link. JAABlog, also known as the courthouse hearth, reprinted some of it, so you can go here to see it. For more reaction on "the blog," as many lawyers simply call it, click here.
Here's a line from the DBR story: "Gardiner takes over for retiring Judge Barry Goldstein in civil court."
Now here's where it really gets, well, hilarious. Click here and look at the name of the defendant and then check out the judge on the case.
I've said it before: You gotta love this town.
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These people are so transparent and still act like to pretend.
No one can say Gardiner didn't bring it on herself. I'm just glad to see that there are a few heroes out there that haven't forgotten what it is to tell the truth and then stand up to hypocrisy and corruption.
Civil Bench = Election Protection. Keep the civil lawyers happy and you will have more cash to get reelected then you ever imagined. This is not a demotion
Nothing like taking it primetime. Now the whole nation will know of the embarassing situation down here with our judges.
Nobody's fooling anyone. There's not a soul that doesn't now why she is being moved.
Thanks Benny.
There's nothin like this town!
Marty Cohen should be praised for the courage it takes to swim against the political current. She'll get my vote for the effort.
Aawww... it's kinda that cute Mardi Cohen has a lone supporter. Obviously, that poster doesn't truly know her because he/she doesn't even know how to spell m-a-r-d-i. Nor will he/she be able to find her name on the ballot since she changed it to Levey. All this Mardi (Marty) Cohen propaganda and that Cohen person isn't even a candidate.
To whoever thinks Gardiner won by going to civil, get a clue. You think she went willingly? Not what I was told. In fact, I heard she fought it tooth and nail until cooler heads prevailed. That sounds like her too. What an ego and self destructive personality to go with it. Textbook case in my opinion. It sure looks bad now with the move on the heels of such a damning article. She must be in big trouble. We should look forward anyway. She is yesterday's bananna peel, browning and decaying on the road while the cars still moving forward run it over. Bidwill will be great in rock court. Holmes will be great at the helm. Both are smart too. A real change for Broward.
holmes is a joke...what happened to howies big jqc complaint when she locked a guy up a day for being late to court?
Keep an eye on Bidwill he will be CJ one day and rightfully so.
Norman why aren't you doing the real story, the one that finkelstein admitted that he now pays michaelson to do the research for the help me howard segments. Whereas he stated in the previous sun sentinel that channel 7 did the research, you are suppose to be an investigative reporter why don't you investigate, it's not that difficult.
Public Defender finkelstein has admitted that he is using michaelson who is an assistant chief public defender for the help me howard show 1. how did they negotiate the salary in an arms length fashion, what hours, how long how does he tell michaelson if he is doing a good job or bad for the public defenders office, isn't this illegal isn't this not only illegal but at a minimum an absolute conflict of interest 2. what about the other employees who were working on state time for the help me howard show to do the research isn't that illegal, were they paid? There is so many questions that need to be answered, IRS, Florida ethics commission, Federal Comm. Comm. and above all a criminal investigation, when will it begin, who is watching out for the tax payer, let's hope our state attorney Satz and other appropriate agencies will begin to review these matters. The media just keeps getting fed information by finkelstein they refuse to give an honest and detached review of these matters, it is a shame, but there are people in this community who will see this through and they are the real heros.
Finkelstein gave Gardiner a pass and she still got shipped out from criminal. That's how screwed she is. How come she got a free pass?
Norman, New Times, Gelin, Finky. They are all in bed together, pumping each other - with so called news. They are always screaming - down with the 'old guard'. Down with the 'Good-ole-boys' Club. Blaa, blaa, blaa. They are just as bad. They call themselves defenders for Broward. No, they are a self-motivated group, just like any other, looking for their piece of the pie.
Finkelstein wouldn't be here without the good-ole boys' club, think about it without Schreiber, finkelstink wouldn't have had a job as an INVESTIGATOR when he didn't have a license to practice law. Where are finkelstinks loyalties, help me howard show, himself, could you ever imagine finkelstink ever loyal to anyone but himself, no. Finkelstink was and will always be a part of the good ole boys' club, just making it seem like he is doing something for someone else when it just him and his family. Finkelstein has always looked for his piece of the pie, he knew he was never good enough to be a judge so like any other loser he thought, probably how do I take these people out. And everyone knows it it Gelin (girlfriend new times) Norman and Finkelstink. Why isn't norman doing the story on Finkelstink, if it was a judge or satz there would have been a story right away, some journalist. Norman are you in finkelstink's pocket? Wouldn't this be some story to crack, finkelstink, michaelson and the names that the state attorney's may have? Maybe you should look into this.
From The Justice Building Blog
http://www.justicebuilding.blogspot.com/
The Broward Blog reprints this post from Bob Norman's article in the New Times on controversial Broward Circuit Court Judge (and accused "leaving the scene of an accident" driver) Ana Gardiner, who "suddenly" decided that rather than be chief administrative judge in criminal court, a stint as a regular ol' judge in civil court is just what she needed. She was apparently just following Judge Moreno's often quoted observation: "too many chiefs, not enough indians."
The article is HERE
Former Dade ASA Illona Holmes takes over Gardiner's slot.
Remember Rumpole's simple advice for Miami defense attorneys considering taking a case North of the Border: DON'T.
Just follow that simple rule, and your life will be much easier.
Anna !!!!! I'm home !!!!!!!!!!! Time to hang up the gavel honey. Now, is Anna's old seat a latino, latina, afro, oriental, veteran, mix breed or white seat? Will it have to be filled with a man, woman, gay, lesbian, trans gendered or hermaphrodite? This collapse of Anna is going to take a bunch of thought as to who will take her seat upon resignation. Always trouble.
Why should she hang up the gavel, she is in the most prestigious position on the judiciary, you go ana. This is a promotion, who do you think all the big money lawyers look up to on the streets and in the restaurants, not little howie, but ana, ana.
Bidwill is not going to be CJ unless Obama wins. If McCain wins, Bidwill will be a Federal Judge before 2010.
Does anyone know if this judge has any experience in private practice..or trial of civil cases.Our past experience is it takes about 2 yrs for them to get up to speed.Judge goldstein unfortunately never was able to successfully make the transition to civil and really be comfortable.He had difficulty reading three sentence paragraphs and kept yelling Guilty when civil verdicts came in.
Judging by Norman's article, she's got plenty of experience. Now if you mean in civil practice, that's another question.
I think she was a divorce lawyer before being given the power of giving life in prison (or pronouncing death).
Seems like anytime howie's name is being mentioned, it is now being moderated, and not put on the blog why is that?
Bob Norman couldnt be more accurate in terms of his Sun-Sham-Sentinel as an embarrassment to journalism and the profession. it blows my mind how they have no regard for the truth or objective reporting and blatantly suport for their golden boy HF among others. A shameful and despicable example of free speech in what once was a democracy. What s most sickening is the level of propaganda is to a point where the slanted, shameless, third world reporting is taken for granted by the public at large and continues to remain unquestioned. Norman hit it right on the head but I have a question for him.......Havent seen anything remotely relevant to the HF investigation based on the Areaza complaints...Why isnt Norman doing a little investigative reporting on what appears to be public corruption at its finest??
The courthouse and the community is waiting for norman to inquire into the wheeling an dealing of finkelstein. Norman is good at doing the talk when is he going to do the walk and report the accuracy of the allegations about finkelstein's wrongdoing, employees of the public defender's office working on the help me howard segments and employees working on the campaign in the office, there is so much more there, this is the tip of the iceberg, we anticipate and people are in general agreement that norman will get to the bottom of all the misdeeds, start to smell around, we thought you had a nose for news. We thought because your paper isn't mainstream it would not be handicapped in having a full inquiry into the truth of what is going on in the public defenders and now they are beginning to censor anything on finkelstein on this blog are we in the 3rd world.
mr.norman that rag you write for is not a newspaper. when did rumors become news. I guess when you have a tired lying commissioner wispering in your ears.
You dont know what the hell you are talking about. Gardiner wanted to leave but many told her to stay. She should have stayed and fight.
You wish you were as smart as Judge Holmes. Maybe instead of writing garbage you should educate yourself and read some caselaw.