The Colorado Blue Book arrived Tuesday. I can’t wait to vote. As usual I will probably vote by mail, but for some reason I also want to vote in person. Maybe I should do both.
Scanned the Blue Book and for some reason my eye fell on the “Recommendations on Retention of Judges” section. I read it every cycle, but I started there this time. Guess what? All judges received recommendations for Retention. Surprise there, seems that way every election. The recommendations don’t affect my vote anyway, I always vote against retention. Always. Why? Jealousy.
I am jealous because being a judge always seemed like a fun and easy way to make a living Ever been in a courtroom? Ever waited for a judge to make a ruling? They cannot be working hard. Time is definitely not of the essence. If the rest of the world advanced at the pace of the legal system we would still have party lines instead of cell phones. Think of the fun one could have giving some scallywag the max or telling a plaintiff to stop denying the clear language of the agreement and get out of the courtroom. Too many judges don’t. Too few people get the chance since virtually all judges are retained.
However, for the first time in years I found a judge that I would vote to retain every time it comes up. Unfortunately, I can’t since he is in a different county, but boy would I vote for him. Maybe I should drive over and try.
The man is The Honorable Truston Lee Fisher, Lincoln County Judge and this is what attracts me to him: “…is one of Colorado’s few remaining non-lawyer state judges.”. A judge who is not a lawyer is something we need and should all support.
Think I am joking about the judicial system being a joke? Wait around. Sometime I will tell the story of asking a lawyer in front of a judge how much I had to pay to get a ruling. Not an outcome mind you, but simply a ruling. Or simply consider this: OJ Simpson is walking around a free man.
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