For state judges — its all politics
By JR Hoeft | Thursday, April 24th, 2008 | Catch-AllTo become a judge you apparently have to know somebody — just not be related.
In a rather odd case, Del. Tom Gear’s (R) sister, Kathy Gear-Owens, was the Senate Democrats compromise candidate so that three of their picks would make it to the Hampton courts without much of a fight. Somebody didn’t tell Senate Republicans about this compromise because not even 8 of them would join 12 Democrats and rally to the cause to support the so-called “compromise candidate.”
So, what happened when news came back to the House of Owens failure to be selected? Leader Griffith wiped “the slate clean” — basically taking out of contention the other three Democrat appointees.
Then, on the Southside, there’s all sorts of fun going on. Former Judge Chuck Griffith, a Republican-selected judge was not re-elected by Senate Democrats. This, in-turn, has led House Republicans to block Senate Democrat choices for three judgeships, including former Democratic Delegate Jerrauld Jones, who is currently a Domestic Relations judge seeking to be seated in the Norfolk Circuit Court.
Political football is alive and well when it comes to judicial appointments.
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Conservative to the core; liberal with his opinion! J.R. has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is also the director of “Blogs United” in Virginia. E-mail J.R.. Follow J.R. on Twitter.
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