DeLay gets Democratic judge in Texas (again)

[deminks]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2005-11-04T011057Z_01_FOR404230_RTRUKOC_0_US-DELAY.xml

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Democratic judge was named on Thursday to preside over the money-laundering and conspiracy case against U.S. Republican Rep. Tom DeLay in an appointment made by the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

Senior Judge Pat Priest of San Antonio will replace state District Judge Robert Perkins, who was forced off the case on Tuesday after DeLay's attorneys complained he was too staunchly Democratic to give their client a fair trial.

Priest was appointed by Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, a Republican endorsed and aided by DeLay's Texans for a Republican Majority, or TRMPAC, a political action committee at the center of the criminal charges.

Jefferson made the appointment after a Republican judge in a lower court, B.B. Schraub, recused himself earlier on Thursday after prosecutors charged he was too staunchly Republican to make a fair choice.

[Dem Agog]

1. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Couldn't happen to a better guy.

[AX10]

2. But, Tom, he's a judge. He is impartial and you must trust him.

[babylonsister]

3. I've read good things about Pat Priest. I hope DeLay

is going down! This, coupled w/the many Abramoff scandals, which the bugman's name is sure to figure into it, and this could be DeLay's perfect storm!

[Botany]

4. Oh my

Tommy can you hear me?


Tommy can you see me?

Tommy, Tommy


BTW Tom they have the check you sent to the RNC and the checks the
RNC sent back to you.

[tularetom]

Looks like he outsmarted himself

The dumb shit. Be prepared for phase II of the Delay desperation tour where his pasty face and bad dye job are all over the sunday talk shows whining about the politics of personal destruction.

[PowerToThePeople]

5. Haha, you suck donkey nuts Delay...

:rofl:

[fooj]

6. Boo frickin' hoo!

Bad break, Delay! BWAHAHAHAHA!

Peace.

[CTyankee]

7. I guess Ronnie got what he wanted

Gawd, I love karma!

Heh, heh, buh-bye Tommy boy!

[Jane Austin]

8. I wish I were confident that this is a good thing.

Judge Priest is a founder, I believe of some Texas Lawyers' group where DeLay's attorney, DeGuerin is considered a god.

Both he and DeGuerin are considered masters of evidence and procedure, and I expect DeGuerin will exercise his expertise in that regard.

This judge is likely to be persuaded by those moves.

I think I would consider Judge Priest a "nominal" Democrat.

[aquart]

10. Amazing how people can stand to watch gods fall.

[Jane Austin]

23. I don't understand what you mean.

Can you clarify?

Thanks.

[WiseButAngrySara]

13. Is DeGuerin a "nominal" Democrat too? .....n/t

[Jane Austin]

24. I don't know, but he seems to be the go-to guy for Republicans in

ethical trouble.

Maybe only Republicans can afford him.



(Edit for typo.)

[Toots]

33. So do you believe only a strong Democrat will rule justly in this case?

This is getting very scary. It all started when the Republicans said election judges could not be trusted and only machines could be trusted. Bush* ran on the theme of "I Trust the People" and before he even got selected to office he turned around and said people are subjective and only machines can be objective so therefor only machines can be trusted. It is at the point in America that Judges can no longer be considered impartial because of the Republican efforts to discredit the Legal system. It is the only thing they truly fear and they need it under their complete control...

[Jane Austin]

35. No, why did you think I would?

n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Great Karma! Delay is destined to "Groundhog Day" and will get a

democratic judge to match his democratic defense attorney. He has so earned this.

[UTUSN]

11. Marilyn MUNSTER?

Am seriously looking for info on the judge, but so far all there is is this:

http://www.pscelebrities.com/pp.html

[KingFlorez]

14. I thought the same thing

[deminks]

16. I never knew the Munsters had so many web sites

I had better luck with "judge pat priest"

http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/catalog?action=author&author_pk=1054

[UTUSN]

19. That's about All I Came Up With

*******QUOTE*******

Pat Priest
Sr. District Judge
P.O. Box 460771
San Antonio, Texas 78426

http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/catalog?action=author&author_pk=1054

About the Author


Judge Pat Priest


Judge Pat Priest, a former district judge, now sits daily as assigned in the district courts of Texas. Judge Priest is a former Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law and Procedure at St. Mary's University School of Law and continues to act as Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at St. Mary's. A founding member and director of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in the 1970's, he was also a director and chairman of the Criminal Law and Procedure Committee of the San Antonio Bar Association.


Products by Author:
Texas Courtroom Criminal Evidence


http://www.tcdla.com/home.shtml

About TCDLA
To protect and ensure by rule of law those individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and Federal Constitutions in criminal cases; to resist the constant efforts which are being made to curtail these rights; to encourage cooperation between lawyers engaged in the furtherance of these objectives through educational programs and other assistance; and through this cooperation, education and assistance, to promote justice and the common good.

********UNQUOTE*******

[deminks]

27. Daily Kos has a little more about the judge

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/11/3/20448/7120

Someone who has worked with him, says he is a good judge.
That's all we can ask for.

[UTUSN]

34. Hope So, But His Bag Is "Criminal DEFENSE"

Founder of the Criminal DEFENSE association and the lawyer who vouches for him in KOS is a criminal DEFENSE attorney. Plus, one of the posts above says he and DeGUERIN are a mutual admiration society. Fairness is all we can hope for.

[Sydnie]

28. I found two articles

Prosecutors win round in baby-sitter's case

District Attorney Bill Hill won another round Monday in his fight to discredit Judge Manny Alvarez's treatment of a baby sitter convicted of child abuse. Judge Pat Priest, appointed to hear post-trial motions after prosecutors accused Judge Alvarez of favoring defendant Maria Hurtado, set her bail at $25,000 and ordered her to stay in Dallas County. Judge Alvarez has acknowledged doing defense attorney-like research during Ms. Hurtado's recent trial. After jurors assessed an eight-year sentence against her, he told them they had erred. He let the illegal immigrant go free while appealing, setting the stage for her to return to her native Mexico. Prosecutors said that meant she might never be punished for causing severe permanent brain damage to a baby named Heaven Preciado. They asked for a minimum bail of $50,000, but Ms. Hurtado's court-appointed attorney has said she couldn't afford to pay anything. She remained jailed late Monday.

Brooks Egerton

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-regionalrdp_25met.ART.State.Edition2.2077fb6.html

AND ---

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The case has all the elements of a high-stakes undercover investigation -- wired microphones, a surveillance camera and a secret informant.

But the alleged crime doesn't involve cash, drugs or jewels.

The loot was 11,350 pounds of cooking grease.

Mary Ann Abbott, Leonel Aguirre and Tomas Aguirre are charged with illegally buying more than $1,500 worth of stolen grease for Imperial Grease Service, one of seven companies nationwide that buy, refine and sell used grease.

Their trial began Monday before Visiting Judge Pat Priest.

<snip>

http://www.prayforrain.net/1998/texas/grease0624.html

[UTUSN]

20. There's Also a Judge Named Pat BOONE n/t

[stepnw1f]

12. Awwwwwwwwww..... poor baby!

Hey Tom? You should try to prove the theory of gravity false, by rapping your arms around a sack of gold, and stepping off a skyscraper. It'll be a test of faith.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. Rofl!

Serves him right for Judge shopping! :rofl:

[wallwriter]

17. Or as they say,

Fuck me?? Fuck you!!

[AlCzervik]

18. Has he been forced to step aside yet?

[Ksec]

21. LMAO Delay has become a babbling fool

Even the hardcore reicht wingers are shakin their heads over Delays musical chairs attempts. The GOP is imploding as we speak.

This Judge needs to get hold of this case before it sinks any lower.

[annabanana]

22. perFECTo.........

On that ever so felicitous note, I shall retire for the evening. See y'all in the am!

[Pam-Moby]

25. Yes, Yes, Yes

[liberalnurse]

26. I say, "Lets shake some dust children"

and get this carnival on the road. It is the jury that will ultimately judge Delay.

[Raiden]

29. Too funny!!

It's too bad he can't gerrymander for a better one

[IronLionZion]

30. Bush couldn't find oil in Texas either

Now Delay can't find a Republican in Texas. Even his own lawyer is a Democrat who gave money to his opponent.

Which leads me to believe that perhaps Democrats make good lawyers :shrug: or Delay is just a dumbass,

[stop the bleeding]

31. I love karma ! n/t

[LeftHander]

32. Get the feeling you can't get a fair trial in Texas?

With publically elected Judges.....

Oh I guess the occasional innocent people put to death in Texas might be a clue too....

Oh and the people prosecuted for crimes they didn't commit...just because they were handy...

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. poor, poor tom... who will he go to now?

Oh yes the USSC...