"JUDICIAL ETHICS" IS NOT A SKIN DISEASE AFFLICTING JUDGES!

It would certainly appear that CORRUPT MEDINA COUNTY JUDGE CHRISTOPHER COLLIER is under the false impression that "judicial ethics" is a skin disease that afflicts only judges, since he seems to avoid them like the bubonic plague!

Although, I must admit, COLLIER's avoidance of judicial ethics has a profound effect on all of the citizens of Medina County, since WE are afflicted by the symptoms.

Now, judges come from the ranks of lawyers, and most lawyers claim to loosely belong to the legal profession.


Any sociologist will tell you that one of the hallmarks of any "profession" is that the organization of like and allied individuals polices itself.  Therefore, any self-policing professional organization must have, as a matter of necessity, an established Code of Conduct and the means to enforce that code.


With regard to that niche of "legal professionals" who hold the elected positions of "judges" (except in Medina County where judges like COLLIER are not really elected in the true democratic sense of that word), the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio has adopted the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct.


You may consult and read the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct, should you choose, at this link: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/LegalResources/Rules/conduct/judcond0309.pdf

As you can plainly see, the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct is publicly displayed for all the world to see. COLLIER, who does not seem to be aware of the contents of the CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, is either unaware of its existence or has had difficulty reading the Code, if at all, with comprehension.

Should you go to the above link and review the Code, you will note that, right off the bat, COLLIER HAS A BIG PROBLEM!


CANON #1 OF THE OHIO CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT PLAINLY STATES:


"A JUDGE SHALL UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND IMPARTIALITY OF THE JUDICIARY AND SHALL AVOID IMPROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY."


Right from the outset, COLLIER has three strikes against him!


COLLIER, a Republican who has been gifted with a virtual lifetime appointment to the bench by Medina County Democrats in exchange for his subservience to Democrat Medina County Prosecutor DINO HOLMAN, certainly cannot lay claim to promoting INDEPENDENCE of the Medina County judiciary.

Should COLLIER refuse to toe the mark, the Dems would rise to the occasion and run a candidate against him in a General Election.

Then, there comes the issue of INTEGRITY, which COLLIER just can't seem to locate.  Perhaps no one has given him the proper map!

In the matter of judges, lack of independence amounts to lack of integrity.


Should COLLIER refuse to toe the mark, the Dems would rise to the occasion and run a candidate against him in a General Election.


Finally, IMPARTIALITY has flown out the very courtroom window through which COLLIER gazes, while defense attorneys have taken center stage, as he HOLMANIZES innocent citizens.


Should COLLIER refuse to toe the mark, the Dems would rise to the occasion and run a candidate against him in a General Election.


Then again, according to the Code of Judicial Conduct, COLLIER should avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety.


COLLIER has obviously given this requirement no consideration at all, as evidenced by his improper private ex parte communications with SALISBURY and his intentionally errant rulings in favor of Salisbury, no matter that facts and the law.


MUCH MORE TO COME ....