Is any one else offended, angry, etc. about Pence appointing a Hammond city judge that does not live in Hammond or does not have any law experience?

She has no legal experience at all. The judge who the Indiana Supreme Court appointed to take Harkin's place, Gerald Kray was on the bench hearing all the cases yesterday and making rulings. Judge Jorgensen sat next to the court reporter, not saying a word because she has no clue how to do the job. Literally everyone working in the courtroom from the bailiffs to the police officers to the city attorney all know more about what a judge should do than she does. It's laughable that she is being paid a salary to do a job she doesn't how how to do.

Probably a saint in sparks eyes, none other than Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated someone who had all of four months experience working at a law firm to the Supreme Court! William Orville Douglas quit his position at an east coast law firm after four months, to move back to the west coast, where he never practiced law. I think she can handle city court and it shouldn't matter where you live. After all, cops and firemen are exempt from residency rules, and courts should be independent of the executive and the legislative branch. Having either of them dictate where to live is none of their business.

Coming from someone so knowledgeable... my god one would think your an attorney or do you just play one in front of your mirror to feel impotent?

So, all one has to do is take one look at your pathetic excuse for a life and wonder why you bother to post here at all? What you really need to worry about is what happens to your healthcare now that Trump has promised to repeal Obamacare on his first day in office. Congestive heart disease is tough to treat when you can't pay for it.

She has no legal experience at all. The judge who the Indiana Supreme Court appointed to take Harkin's place, Gerald Kray was on the bench hearing all the cases yesterday and making rulings. Judge Jorgensen sat next to the court reporter, not saying a word because she has no clue how to do the job. Literally everyone working in the courtroom from the bailiffs to the police officers to the city attorney all know more about what a judge should do than she does. It's laughable that she is being paid a salary to do a job she doesn't how how to do.

It is more common than not, for a magistrate or judicial referee to hear proceedings. What was the percentage of court days that Harkin was behind the bench? Marissa McDermott has just hired a long time political ally of her and her louse spouse as a magistrate for circuit court. Lisa Berdine will be behind the bench, hearing arguments in the court of judge McDermott.