Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 23, 2015
Recalling a judge would be an extraordinary sanction
People may not understand it, and they may not like it, but the job of a judge is not the same as the job of a prosecutor. A judge must not only consider the rights of the victim. By E. Thomas Dunn Jr.
Recently, a petition drive was begun to recall Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly. Many voters, alerted by the media and piqued by politicians who are painting the judge as a weak, soft-on-crime reprobate who deserves to be tossed off the bench, are unsure whether to be indignant at the judge's actions or those of the politicians supporting his recall.
Supporters of the recall are upset about a ruling in which Kelly concluded t...
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