PARKER v. GILLESPIE
Attorney Oliver Parker has filed against Circuit Judge Ken Gillespie.
The filing is here.
Parker is a veteran Broward Republican politician and experienced campaigner.
Time to rally for Gillespie, if you believe in good judges, and diversity on the Bench.
Emotions in Motions - Click here for the first Ride Along Motion, and Judge Lee Seidman's recusal. The VIDEO should be available any day now ...
No return calls, yet - from 4th DCA Judge Dorian Damoorgian, or The SAO. We left a message to call Friday, and a specific question today, asking whether Damoorgian lent his old friend, Judge Ana Gardiner, a hand (or good word), in her relocation to Cole, Scott & Kissane. We've been hearing a strong buzz along those lines, but the good Judge has yet to return our calls for confirmation. As for Satz & Co., it's a stab in the maybe not so dark, based on her old friendship with Mike, and the SAO's one time working relationship with former Top Fed Tom Scott. Today was the first call we made to the Sixth Floor Boys, so it's still likely that the normally prompt Ron Ishoy will return with a "yay" or "nay" tomorrow.
We did, however, manage to get through the same question to Richard Cole, managing partner of Gardiner's new firm, and also the man quoted in the papers regarding her hiring. Cole was forthright and gentlemanly, politely no commenting when presented with specific names. Cole also stated that his firm had completed "due diligence," which included "discussions with (Gardiner's) colleagues, and many other people, both inside and outside the legal community."
As far as any potential Florida Bar hurdles, Cole said "we are satisfied that everything is behind her and us, and are looking forward to her joining the Firm and moving forward."
**SS (Alanez): Speedy Trial changes approved**
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The filing is here.
Parker is a veteran Broward Republican politician and experienced campaigner.
Time to rally for Gillespie, if you believe in good judges, and diversity on the Bench.
Emotions in Motions - Click here for the first Ride Along Motion, and Judge Lee Seidman's recusal. The VIDEO should be available any day now ...
No return calls, yet - from 4th DCA Judge Dorian Damoorgian, or The SAO. We left a message to call Friday, and a specific question today, asking whether Damoorgian lent his old friend, Judge Ana Gardiner, a hand (or good word), in her relocation to Cole, Scott & Kissane. We've been hearing a strong buzz along those lines, but the good Judge has yet to return our calls for confirmation. As for Satz & Co., it's a stab in the maybe not so dark, based on her old friendship with Mike, and the SAO's one time working relationship with former Top Fed Tom Scott. Today was the first call we made to the Sixth Floor Boys, so it's still likely that the normally prompt Ron Ishoy will return with a "yay" or "nay" tomorrow.
We did, however, manage to get through the same question to Richard Cole, managing partner of Gardiner's new firm, and also the man quoted in the papers regarding her hiring. Cole was forthright and gentlemanly, politely no commenting when presented with specific names. Cole also stated that his firm had completed "due diligence," which included "discussions with (Gardiner's) colleagues, and many other people, both inside and outside the legal community."
As far as any potential Florida Bar hurdles, Cole said "we are satisfied that everything is behind her and us, and are looking forward to her joining the Firm and moving forward."
**SS (Alanez): Speedy Trial changes approved**
SS (Johnson): Broward arts, PE teachers asked to take half pay
BBeat: Judicial Candidate Golburgh Has Problems
OH...so when your ox is being gored, it's time to support the Crist appointed incumbent huh? What a hypocrite....
Will future JNCs appoint all blacks for the next 5 yrs to makeup for the upcoming losses?
Gillespie and company you reap what you sow, you and the rest of the minority judges did not encourage or mentor minority lawyers to run for office. Minority judges would not be facing a total elimination of minority judges. My best person wins these judicial races. After, this election you along with Holmes, Williams and the rest of minority judges will learn it is not about you. It is about encouraging minority lawyers to run for office not beg for office. It is not too late to make some calls and get some minorities lawyers to run for office and make a strong stand against the title wave that is about hit Broward. Fight back or lose.
Gillespie and company you reap what you sow, you and the rest of the minority judges did not encourage or mentor minority lawyers to run for office. Minority judges would not be facing a total elimination of minority judges. My the best person win these judicial races. After, this election you along with Holmes, Williams and the rest of minority judges will learn it is not about you. It is about encouraging minority lawyers to run for office not beg for office. It is not too late to make some calls and get some minorities lawyers to run for office and make a strong stand against the title wave that is about hit Broward. Fight back or lose.
All Black Lawyers Must File Against Incumbents Before Friday
Republicans are funding Gillespie and now a prominent Republican files against him. Something smells here.
Broward has some deep rooted issuses
to over come in the black communities.
It's a sad thing.
The judicial revolution in Broward is not televised by the general media. Why??????????????
Cuckoo for Coconuts
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea may lose its soul over a political firefight.
By Bob Norman Thursday, Dec 21 2006
A hundred-and-fifty years ago there probably would have been tar and feathers involved. Pitchforks and a greased rail would have likely also come into play.
Mayor Oliver Parker knows he's the most unpopular person in his own town.
Looked at that way, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Mayor Oliver Parker can be thankful. He's only facing a recall petition, an endless stream of insults, and the undying ire of a large percentage of his constituency.
Parker, who has been mayor of the town since 1998, may very well be the most reviled politician in Broward County right now, per capita. And if you listen to him, the conflict boils down to a couple of time-honored staples of subtropical life, coconuts and bared breasts.
Those are the first things that the mayor brings up when asked about the issue that is ripping his quaint and unique beach burg apart: The hostile takeover of the town's fire services by the Broward Sheriff's Office.
The longstanding Volunteer Fire Department was ousted from the town after BSO terminated its contract in November. Parker made the motion and cast the deciding vote to kill the 60-member VFD. The sheriff's office then locked the volunteers out of the town firehouse and commandeered their fire trucks and equipment.
BROWARD IS BURNING!
Parker has been in this town for decades. Went to Gibbons. He came from a poor single parent family home where mom used every extra nickel she had to by rental properties. By the time he was an adult and she passed he had a lot of family $. He spent huge money to lose the Republican primary to Elyn Bogdanoff in 2002. He has spent large sums of money on his own races in LBS and even to be a BREC Committeeman. The republican establishment, Scherer etc think he is a lightweight blowhard. He has no ties there. I have heard today his fortune is tied up in Ford stock, not bad right now if true. Most people who meet him dont come away impressed and dont like him at all. Not very personable. The bottom line is that he has no problem dropping $250k or more and I think will do all he can to make sure the voters know Gillespie is black. Essentially Parker is Feren with money instead of political connections like Feren had.
Isn't it time to stand up against all these political hack jobs who get either term limited out ( a civil judge) ( juvenile judge) and this guy who want nothing better then to take more from the public. They should have to actually work for a living . The 1st 2 were qualified when appointed or elected and now another hack is rying to do the same thing. END RACISM NOW. Vote against Parker and all like him NOW.
Cardinal Gibbons is mobbed up in all of this. Nichols went there too. Once Merrigan and Hurley got tagged no one was safe.
Gillespie doesn't need to worry about the public knowing he's black. He'd do better to make as many public appearances as possible because people respond extremely well to him and walk away with a good impression.
Oliver Parker sounds like an AA name.
I guess it comes down to whether you prefer the music of Dizzy Gillespie over Charlie Parker.
Have no fear Ana Gardiner the protector of outstanding judges targeted by lawyers is coming to the rescue.
he may be just jumping in as a filler and will pull out friday
down with all incumbents
Unfortunately, and especially in the case of Judge Gillespie, the good judges are now paying for the behavior of other judges of the old guard who as we have seen repeatedly exhibited little or no self control in the shenanigans exhibited from the bench and off.
Through no fault of their own, they are now facing a backlash of a loss of confidence in our judiciary as a whole from within the legal community itself and the public which has led to this onslaught of candidates filing against many sitting judges.
It's too bad really, or maybe not, but the place may have to be swept completely clean before confidence can be restored.
Incumbents beware, for the price for such perception will cut deep.
Oh Vic and Lee Jay....what have you wrought. Two very good friends, working together to screw up the judiciary.
Long time coming. Ross fallout.
Looks like all the appointed judges are going down while democrats take back the courthouse. Good thing too.
You wanna know why this has happened; why they are all getting the ole' political poke in the eye called opposition?
Look no further than the judicial/political line up you've got on your welcome page. Good choice for some of the front runners of stupitity.
Thanks boys and girls for the throughly self serving way you've brought the Broward Judiciary to its knees.
Broward certanly can do allot better than this.
Thanks for the memories. Although, you could have added Larry Korda, Charles Green, Larry Seidlin, Zack, Jay Spechler, Levenson, Williams, Luzzo, Lebow and a few others before you mail out your thank you cards. You don't want to forget anybody.
And you want to know again why all the sitting judges are getting opposition?
What are you, stupid?
Its a racist town, for years is was the crackers and now its the jews. No Blacks or Hispanic's need apply.
Gillespie has always impressed me with his politeness and the way he runs his courtroom. He's one of the few I'd miss. As a relatively new judge he's put some of the others that have been there a while to shame. He'll get my vote.
"The judicial revolution in Broward is not televised by the general media. Why??????????????"
Because it's not news that elected officials have to face opposition. It was newsworthy when people were threatened to stay out of the races but that story was ignored forever.
Oliver is a multi-millionaire many times over. It was always going to come to this; Judicial seats to the highest spender. The misbehaving judges garnered too much attention and now its hell to pay with nowhere to hide.
I can't feel too sorry for them except for the ones trying to do a good job who are getting challenged for no other reason except that they've been tainted.
Gillespie doesn't deserve opposition especially when you have imperato without a challenger when by 11 am every morning all you see of her is her tail lights... leaving the courthouse
So I wonder if frieda is going own a piece of a luxury trailer park in central fla if she don't qualify
Gillespie has my vote and Judge Carlos Rodriguez shouldn't have gotten opposition.
Inside Track Reports
April 27, 2010
Judicial challenger says it isn’t about race, but qualification
Just days after black lawyers cried out against what they call an ongoing attack on minority judges in Broward County, another minority judge has been targeted: Circuit Judge Ken Gillespie.
Former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Mayor Oliver Parker filed election papers Tuesday to run against Gillespie, who had faced no challengers with candidate filings due by Friday.
Parker is a Republican whose decade as mayor ended in 2008. He made a failed bid for a state House seat in 2004, losing the election by 12 votes.
By running for Gillespie’s seat, Parker is playing right into complaints by members of minority bar organizations. The groups rallied in front of the Broward County Courthouse on Friday to oppose what they called the targeting of minority judges by Anglo candidates.
Gillespie, who was appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist last year, is one of five black judges in a county with 90 judges.
But Parker said the race isn’t about race.
"I’m not targeting Gillespie because he’s a minority. I’m targeting Gillespie because he’s inexperienced. He shouldn’t have been appointed in the first place," Parker said. "To suggest that I should give him a pass because he’s a minority is the worst form of blatant racism. People should be judged by their qualifications."
Parker said his experience as a solo practitioner — trying civil, criminal, probate and traffic cases during his 32-year career — better prepares him to serve on the bench. Parker, who sits on the five-member board of the Broward Soil and Water Conservation District, said he would resign in preparation for the race.
Gillespie did not return calls for comment by deadline.
4 years as a Magistrate for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit over Dependency and Family Law cases.
United States Senior Trial Attorney for the Federal Government (EEOC) for 5 years.
Broward County Assistant State Attorney for 3 years. Federal Investigator for more than 2 years with the EEOC.
If Parker wanted to be appointed like Gillespie, he could have applied for appointment. How qualified does qualified have to be, before its not reverse racism?
let the voters decide
I agree with 8:01 pm. Gillespie is more than qualified. Now as far as Mr. Parker goes, I just glanced at ALL of the cases where he has filed an appearance and in over 30 years, he has filed maybe 60 appearances at most. That's about 2 a year. BFD. He says he has tried so many cases. Trial means where you actually present your case before a judge or jury, not plead it out or settle it. I challenge Mr. Parker to actually cite a case where he actually picked a jury. It's called voir dire, in case you forgot the term from law school.
Every Judge in your list, except Levenson, is a Democrat; although Williams isn't sure.
other than being efficient, what other possible complaints can you have against her? Giving great open offers? Being reasonable? Being respectful?
In case you forgot week one law school, the practice of law involves much more than litigation.