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Tag: Markey

Don't Get Your Panties in a Bunch -- It's Not Personal

By The Wizard of Laws, Section News
Posted on Fri Sep 07, 2012 at 12:53:32 PM EST
Tags: blog, empathy, Markey, Michigan, O'Brien, Prudential Insurance, rule of law, Supreme Court, Wilkie, Wizard of Laws (all tags)

Cross-posted in The Wizard of Laws

Is it impossible these days to have a discussion about an issue or a political race without it becoming personal? Apparently so, at least for one backer of Judge Jane Markey.

Markey is up against Colleen O'Brien for one of three Republican nominations for Michigan Supreme Court justice. As faithful readers of this blog know, your Wizard has published three articles critical of Markey decisions, principally on the grounds that they contradict her claim to be a "rule of law" judge. I have never attacked Judge Markey personally, nor have I attacked her supporters.

But they have attacked me personally.

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Upon Further Review: More Problems for Markey

By The Wizard of Laws, Section News
Posted on Tue Sep 04, 2012 at 10:21:07 PM EST
Tags: Circuit Court, court of appeals, Democrat, empathy, GOP, judges, Markey, nomination, O'Brien, rule of law, Supreme Court (all tags)

Cross-posted in The Wizard of Laws.

The debate over the O'Brien vs. Markey race for the third GOP Supreme Court nomination has, for the most part, been respectful. Oh sure, there are the usual hysterics because 20 years ago someone bought a ticket to a colleague's fundraiser, but these are minor and safely ignored. I like to think of the pro-Markey crowd as best represented by Kevin Rex Heine, who at least does his homework. [Someday, I'd like to meet Kevin and shake his hand.] That doesn't mean I agree with him, however. In fact, the more I study Markey's decisions, the more uncomfortable I am with the thought of her on the high court.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

"Rule of Law" Should Be More Than Just A Slogan

By The Wizard of Laws, Section News
Posted on Thu Aug 16, 2012 at 03:25:09 PM EST
Tags: Appeals, Colleen, courts, empathy, Jane, law, Markey, Michigan, O'Brien, rules, Supreme Court (all tags)

Cross-posted in The Wizard of Laws.

Two years ago, your Wizard opined on the choice Republicans faced between potential Supreme Court nominees Mary Beth Kelly and Jane Markey. Judge Kelly, of course, is now Justice Kelly, and Judge Markey is trying again, this time squaring off against Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Colleen O'Brien.

Continued below the fold

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Making Sense of the Michigan Supreme Court Race

By The Wizard of Laws, Section News
Posted on Fri Aug 20, 2010 at 04:49:23 PM EST
Tags: Allen, bodily injury, courts, Justice, Kelly, Markey, Michigan Supreme Court, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Young (all tags)

Cross-posted in The Wizard of Laws and, by mistake, in the Multimedia section of RightMichigan.

Party delegates to the August 28 State Republican Convention will face the formidable tasks of selecting candidates for Secretary of State, Attorney General, and governing boards of Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and one other whose name escapes me (I think it's in the People's Republic of Ann Arbor).

At least as important as these tasks is the responsibility to select two nominees for the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Robert Young is running for reelection, and he deserves our unanimous, unwavering support. Justice Young is an extraordinary legal talent with a first rate mind, unshakable integrity, and incredible vision.

The other nomination is between Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mary Beth Kelly and Court of Appeals Judge Jane Markey. Both are well-qualified. So, how does one distinguish them?

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