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Tag: Judge Mary Beth Kelly

Judge Mary Beth Kelly a Rule of Law Judge? Obviously not.

By Maryland Farmer, Section News
Posted on Sun Aug 22, 2010 at 09:28:35 PM EST
Tags: Judge Mary Beth Kelly, Supreme Court (all tags)

~ Brought out front, as it is good debate. ~

I believe that the rule of law requires judges to be impartial and not decide cases based on their own personal, social or political views. Judges must take the law as it is written: we should neither add to it nor subtract from it, and apply it equally to everyone alike.

- Justice Robert Young, Michigan Supreme Court. see www.bobyoungforjustice.com, cited August 20, 2010.

The subject Court of Appeals decision is about a trial judge who does not share Justice Young's view of the proper role of the judiciary. The Judge is juvenile court Judge Mary Beth Kelly. In the decision, the Court of Appeals, in reviewing Judge Kelly's actions on the bench, holds that Judge Kelly ignored the Constitution, the plain language of the law, and that she abused her power. The Court even took the extraordinary step of removing her from the case.

This is not the only case where Judge Kelly is reprimanded for not following the rule of law. See, e.g., Third Judicial Circuit Court v. The Judicial Attorneys Association, 480 Mich 994; 742 N.W.2d 127 (2007) (Weaver, dissenting)

And now, Judge Kelly wants the Republican Party to nominate her as a candidate for the Supreme Court.

At the end of this post, you can read the actual case.

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