| PhoenixRising |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 08/22/07 10:57 PM |
Re: For a friend -- going before judge & NOT sworn in?
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For most of my 3yrs of divorce trial, neither my ex nor I were "sworn in". We would be in front of the judge but we did not "take the stand" and get "sworn in".
So no I do not believe that she could get a mistrial declared. However, there should have been a court reporter and she should be able to get the transcripts.
If the judge acted inappropriately she can send copies of the transcripts to the ethics committee.
However, getting "reamed" by the judge would probably not be cause in of itself. My EX contradicted himself constantly in court and found himself, being "reamed" on a regular basis.
Judges are allowed wide latitude in their courtrooms; a judge would have to go WAY outside the bounds of propriety for it to be considered unethical or improper.
I think it would be easier for her to determine which of her behaviors are pi$$ing off the judge and stop doing them.
I find much about our legal system to be broken.
The fact that our lives, our children's lives, and our futures rest on whether a judge "likes" one party or the other is one of the worst parts.
Given her situation, your gf would be well advised to find a settlement she can live with; leaving it up to the judge, in this case, would be a poor decision.