Judges Above the Law?

IN THIS SECTION WE DEAL WITH THOSE UNTOUCHABLES, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE APPOINTED TO UPHOLD JUSTICE, THE JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES.

They demand our respect, but do they deserve it?  

THE CHILD PORN SWOOPS OF 2003:

These were the combined efforts of several police forces including the UK and USA who were investigating the distribution and trading of child pornographic images being bought, sold, and manufactured by individuals.

A JUDGE, PRISON GOVERNOR AND 50 POLICE OFFICERS were questioned and arrested in the UK in connection with this case.  It should follow that we know the names of the above, but as expected these days, this information and the outcome has yet again been suppressed, in the interests of who???

' 2007 report reveals 1,434 complaints against porn loving law chiefs '

JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADING PORN the report says, and the Office of Judicial Complaints have actively sought to hide this and are refusing to come clean.  OPERATION ORE exposed the fact that these judges and magistrates had been discovered by their IT experts carrying out undercover work not expressly trying to net in the judiciary. In fact, it came as a surprise to discover that the list of miscreants was so big.  The Chancellor's Office claimed the list and its details were ' exempt' from the Information of Freedom Act?  However, despite that, the Information Minister Richard Thomas forced the court regulators to admit that it exists even if names could not be published.  He only took this course of action after several scandals involving judges came to his attention.  So, secrecy wins again in the Judiciary -- as we have already said - many times.

' 170 Misbehaving Judges hide behind FOI Act Section 40 '

A challenge by the Guardian Newspaper who attempted to have judges named and shamed under the Freedom Of Information Act failed due to protectionism set up by the Legal Profession.  A little piece of legislation slipped in to protect prying eyes and indeed the public, says they are exempt from any request for information on naughty or unlawful judges. And any details on those who misbehaved or were disciplined is to remain a secret?

' THE DRUNK AND DISORDERLY JUDGE '

JUDGE PAUL CARNEY spent three hours in a police cell after he was arrested for abusing bar staff at a hotel.  He refused to leave and because he was denied another drink, the hotel called the police to deal with the situation, which they said ' was awkward with him being a Judge.'

' JUDGE WITH CHILD PORN ON HIS COMPUTER '

SENIOR CIRCUIT JUDGE DAVID SELWOOD was arrested by Hampshire Police on charges of having child pornography on his computer.  This came about after it was discovered that a tip off said that his credit card was linked to having made payments to a child website.  Judge Selwood presided over trials involving paedophiles and other sexual natures.  He was often covering cases in the Portsmouth Crown Court, and was due to answer bail by appearing before Bow Street Magistrates Court.

However, before that date could be met, he retired on health grounds and retired with a pension of £33,000 a year, and a lump sum of £74,250.   The Lord Chancellor's Department said they had no legal powers to forfeit the pension, the case was later discontinued because it was said that he was unwell.

' JUDGE CHARGED WITH INDECENCY IN PUBLIC TOILETS '

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE RICHARD HOFFMAN confessed to having sex with another man when police raided the toilets in the King Street Bus Station in Wrexham.  The Police said it was a notorious place for men and boys to meet up for sex or seeking it.  ' We did not expect to find a Judge in our catch, especially as some colleagues see him regularly holding court at the Mold County Court.  The North  Wales Police declined to give any further information and the Judge was said to be on leave.

' THE CASE OF THE SPANKING JUDGE '

JUDGE MARTIN BOWLEY was questioned by police over his spanking and caning obsession with rent boy Philip Lafferty, Letters were produced with the headed notepaper of the QC's office in King's Bench Walk, London, saying - ' the consequences of your offence could mean another taste of the cane without padding '  and addressed to his naughty boy - Philip Lafferty,26.  Judge Bowley quit his post after fresh allegations from his toy boy - Lafferty accused him of beginning the affair when he was just sixteen and under the legal limit.

' THE JUDGE AND THE RENT BOY '

CIRCUIT JUDGE GERALD PRICE QC is being investigated after he let his male escort Christopher Williams 25 sit on the bench and have access to three courts as ' a law student'.  The 60 year-old Judge a father of two is accused of exposing his office to possible blackmail threats and bringing the court into disrepute.  His nine month affair with the rent boy was discovered by officials who doubted the presence of the so called law  student.  He has been taken off all cases for the time being  while investigations take place, which has been quoted ' at least a month '.  The Judge normally attended Swansea Crown Court.

' THE DRINK/DRIVE JUDGE '

CHIEF CIRCUIT JUDGE VICTOR HALL was given a serious warning from the Lord Chancellor after the £91,000 a year Judge was caught drink/driving by police when they stopped his car in Leicester.  Magistrates fined him £1,000 and disqualified him from driving. 

He was jeered at by people outside the court as he left, and is said to have offered to retire, but was suspended on full pay instead.

' JUDGE SWINDLES THE ELDERLY OUT OF £85,000 '

JUDGE RICHARD GREEN was jailed for three years at Lewes Crown Court after it was known that while he was a solicitor, he took £85,000 from clients' investment funds.  He did this while he was a partner in the Law Firm of Barwell's in Seaford.  The thefts committed were on elderly people around 80 to 90, he had complete control over their money, and spent it on cars, luxury holidays and a yacht. 

Although Judge Green had made restitution, Judge John Gower said 'it is intolerable that somebody in your position should so abuse the trust you held.'

' JUDGE RUNS AWAY FROM SCENE OF ACCIDENT '

JUDGE VISCOUNT COLVILLE landed into trouble when he collided into two cars in Belgravia.  It was heard that the Judge - also a circuit Judge in Maidstone, Kent -- went into the back of a diplomat's car which in turn hit a taxi.  The Taxi driver said ' he knew full well heid been in an accident with both of us, but ran off down the road with me chasing him.  I took the registration number of his vehicle and gave it to the police.

When interviewed by the police, the Judge claimed he had not hit either car but scraped a bollard.  He appeared before Horseferry Road Court and was fined £500 and given five penalty points on his driving licence.

' SENIOR JUDGE RESIGNS OVER MISCONDUCT AT TRIAL '

JUDGE FRANK CHAPMAN, presiding over a trial in the Birmingham Crown Court passed on information during the hearing to the Prosecutor Barrister Simon Davis that could help the failing prosecution case which was already costing the public purse more than £50,000.  The message was on his voice mail, and as a result the trial was aborted.  The Judge's forty year legal career collapsed in an instant and he quickly made the decision to retire instead of face complaints lodged.

' JUDGE RESIGNS AFTER DRINK/DRIVE CASE '

DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGE ROBERT SMITH was convicted of drink/driving by magistrates.  The judge from Whitby formally resigned after the case.

' JUDGE ACCUSED OF BIAS '

JUDGE - MR JUSTICE HENRIQUES was accused of bias towards the prosecution by Barrister Ronald Thwaites during the ' De Menzies Case'.  The Barrister for the Defence said that the Judge was lacking in objectivity and very pro-prosecution that made a fair trial almost out of the question.'

' SPANKING JUDGE CAUGHT IN POLICE RAID '

A hearing at KNIGHTSBRIDGE CROWN COURT withheld the name of a Judge caught in a vice raid who had already paid his £100 for the spanking session only to find the police.  The Judge was questioned by police at the scene and allowed to leave.  The Owner of the parlour said ' The Judge was in a terrible state, the poor dear, he was one of our regulars.'

'NO CAR TAX JUDGE IS NOT CHARGED '

The Somerset Police stopped a vehicle in Bristol while on a ' crackdown on illegal cars and road tax dodgers' and found it belonged to a Judge.  Detective Sergeant Bond said ' you wouldn't expect a Judge to check the licence disc would you? not on his Daimler.'

After the stop check, they gave the Judge a police escort??

' DRINK-DRIVE JUDGE RESIGNS AFTER SECOND OFFENCE '

JUDGE BRUCE MACMILLAN who presided over cases in the Liverpool Crown Court  was arrested after being stopped twice by traffic cops in the same month.  He was observed driving erratically on the M6 by the motorway patrol.  He was first stopped in 2008 in August and then for a second time on September the 30th 2009 and was awaiting a court hearing concerning drink driving.  The Judge decided to resign rather than be ordered to stand down.

' JUDGE SUED FOR LIBEL BY HER MOTHER '

JUDGE CONSTANCE BRISCOE was at the High Court being sued by her mother Carmen Briscoe-Mitchell after including a piece in her book which said ' that when her daughter brought home a school photograph her mother screamed and said - 'Jesus Christ, me give birth to that, Lord, sweet Lord, how comes she is so ugly? Ugly, Ugly'

'JUDGE ARRESTED --- JUDGE  BRISCOE was arrested by police who would not divulge the charge.  The Police  redirected enquiries to the Office of Judicial Complaints.  Kent Police would only confirm that an arrest was made.

JUDGE BRISCOE CHARGED WITH PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE --  12th of June 2013.  High Profile Female Judge Constance Briscoe is accused of lying to police a report says, in connection with the MP Chris Huhnes Case of speeding (he went to jail for lying).  She was arrested in October 2012 and was suspended from the Judiciary, she is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates on the 24th of June 2013.  It is stated that she was very unhappy with the decision to prosecute by the CPS who authorised the Kent and Essex Police to charge her on two counts of intending to pervert the course of justice.  The two charges are in connection with the following:   1) that she knowingly gave an inaccurate statement  2) A copy of a witness statement that had been altered.

JUDGE BRISCOE denies altering statements when she appeared at The Old Bailey.  The charges arose from The Chris Huhnes Case....and she was charged with perverting the course of justice.  A trial at Southwark Crown Court has been set for January 2014.

THE JUDGE BRISCOE CASE CONTINUES....'Judge Briscoe wanted to bring down Minister' and 'Judge's desperate attempt to influence expert witness'.....so the Newspapers say in the long saga of a Judge now being looked at in a different way than being heralded as the first woman judge on TV....who will bring a new meaning to justice?   It is now being said in court that she manipulated the criminal justice system after lying to the police.  It is also said she tried to 'pull the wool over the jury's eyes' by deliberately giving an expert witness the wrong copy of a statement to make sure his report would back up her claims.  It is stated that only when a second expert examined the statement that it was found to be a different version....the long trial at Southwark Crown Court continues.....

JUDGE BRISCOE JAILED FOR 16 MONTHS --- JUDGE CONSTANCE BRISCOE was found guilty on three charges of perverting the course of justice when she appeared at the Old Bailey.  Justice Baker said that it was very regrettable and sad, but due to the arrogance showed a jail sentence had to be imposed.  It was said that the Judge lied, falsified documents and tried to mislead the jury by using her skills to mask what she had done in the hope that she would emerge from court free.

' JUDGE DISREGARDS LAW '

JUDGE HUMFREY MALINS was caught parking his car in a 'disabled drivers only' bay i50 yards away from the court in Isleworth.  The Tory Judge who presides at the Crown Court actually said he parked in the bay rather a lot .  Lorna Reith of Disability Alliance commented ' it is digraceful that this judge can flout the law in taking space reserved for someone disabled.'

' DRINK/DRIVE JUDGE JAILED AFTER CRASH '

DISTRICT JUDGE ANGUS MACARTHUR was jailed for 28 days and banned from driving for ten years.  It was the third drink/driving offence of this judge, past offences resulted in being drunk in charge of a car when he was fined £300, and another offence when he was fined £3000 and banned from driving for two years.  Macarthur was a judge in Nottingham, Northampton and Leicester.  At the time of this offence he was a circuit judge for Peterborough.  Besides jail he was fined £2,000 and had to pay £100 costs. The case was heard at Peterborough Magistrates Court.

' JUDGE FACING FRAUD CHARGES ESCAPES JUSTICE '

THIS IS THE STRANGE AND SUSPICIOUS CASE OF JUDGE RICHARD GEE who is currently enjoying a lavish lifestyle in the states.  Back in 1998 he claimed sickness and was too stressed to face trial over a £1million mortgage scam.  He then claimed the retirement pension of £500,000 a year, yet ran up the legal aid bill to £1million funding the trial that collapsed due to 'his stress and depression' -- and then he disappeared out of the country and headed to the U.S.A.  Now in 2010 this judge has been tracked down in New York without stress or any depression, in fact he is fit and has wealthy investments and property - a nine bed roomed house on Rhode Island.  This kind of thing certainly shows what it's like to have friends in high places (attorney General and Chancellor's Department) and to be able to move on when the heat turns up, and what about the mortgage fraud?  well, that is now forgotten and the judiciary would prefer it it is confined to a locked cupboard.

' CROWN COURT JUDGE HAS JAIL TERM CUT OVER DRINKING OFFENCE '

JUDGE JOHN REEDER of Essex had his jail sentence of five months cut to two months on appeal it was stated.  The judge who was five times over the drink/drive limit was put into solitary confinement for his own safety it is said.  He crashed his Range Rover into another car and caused injury to the occupants.

' DRINK/DRIVE DEPUTY JUDGE IS BANNED FROM DRIVING '

JUDGE MICHAEL PARKER was fined £400 and disqualified from driving for twelve months by London Magistrates.  He was twice the legal limit when he was stopped by officers who arrested him at the scene.

' JUDGE IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACCUSATIONS '

A COURT USHER RECEIVED COMPENSATION OF £15,000 after claiming she had been sexually harassed by JUDGE ANURA COORAY. Judge Cooray was accused of asking Maxine Coombes to show him her breasts and give him a rub down.  The judge retired on the grounds of ill health.

' SMUGGLING JUDGE IS DISMISSED '

THE ONLY JUDGE EVER SACKED WAS JUDGE BRUCE CAMPBELL.  The judge admitted to charges of smuggling whisky and cigarettes into Britain. 

' DRINK/DRIVE JUDGE DEMOLISHES A WALL '

COUNTY COURT JUDGE LINDA LAZONBY was caught for the second time over drink/driving after her car smashed into a wall after a drinking session.  Police said she was over three times the legal limit when they breathalysed her. She walked away from the court with two years probation, banned from driving but no fine was imposed?

' JUDGE BANNED FOR 3 YEARS '

DISTRICT JUDGE DAVID MESSENGER was banned from practising law for three years when it was found that the Scarborough Judge misused client money improperly at his law firm Messengers. It was given in evidence that he used the money for his own purposes after financial irregularities were found by investigators. He was also found guilty of being intoxicated too, he was ordered to pay £15,000 costs.

' JUDGE, SOLICITOR AND SIX CLERKS ARRESTED FOR FRAUD '

A CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION BEGAN INTO JUDGE DAVID TAPP, a solicitor and six court clerks over bribery in the profession. The Merseyside District Judge also the most senior magistrate on Merseyside was arrested with solicitor Kevin Dooley. The main focus of the investigation is centred on solicitor Kevin Dooley who is already under investigation for money laundering by the Law Society. It is suspected that court officials took inducements to to provide Dooley with preferential treatment at court, and that he involved the judge in his scheme. The Lord Chancellor ordered that the judge should be suspended -- the first judge to be so for five years. Dooley's Office was raided by the OSS - The Office for the Supervision of Solicitors because they suspected the solicitor of ' knowingly and dishonestly ' being involved in bank instrument fraud and money laundering.

' CONVICTED JUDGE SWEARS AND STORMS OUT OF COURT '

JUDGE BEATRICE BOLTON stormed out of Carlyle Magistrates Court after she was found guilty of failing to control her dangerous dog. During the two day trial she sat chewing gum and the usher had to ask her to stop. The Northumberland Judge and former Barrister, looked annoyed and stormed out at the decision saying she had no faith in the justice system? She later returned to the court when she had calmed down and was ordered to apologise for her outburst. The £140,000 a year judge was reported to the office for judicial complaints.

JUDGE BOLTON IN TROUBLE AGAIN -- Police are investigating another incident concerning her dog and a postman, The Royal Mail are pressing ahead to put the judge in court again after witnesses saw the postman being attacked by a German Shepherd dog. Judge Bolton has such a dog called ' Georgie '

JUDGE ESCAPES JUSTICE -- JUDGE BEATRICE has gotten away with her behaviour a report now says, she was facing disciplinary action, but it now appears that the Office for Judicial Complaints dropped the matter because she has retired on medical grounds!  The Newcastle Judge was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay compensation of £275 with £930 costs after she was convicted at Carlisle Magistrates Court.

As we have shown and stated, they are well protected and can escape down a number of routes provided by the Lord Chancellor and Ministry of Justice.

' JUDGE IN COURT FOR ASSAULT ON HIS WIFE '

HIGH COURT JUDGE JAMES ALLEN QC appeared before Bradford Magistrates on a charge of assaulting his wife after she failed to cook him his dinner when he demanded it. The Judge was arrested by the West Yorkshire Police when he went to the police station. The prosecutor alleged that his version of events were a lie and that a phone call by an 8 year old girl in the house at the time semi recorded the events and row just a few yards away. The trial still continues at the time of this article.

' JUDGE APPEARS BEFORE COURT FOR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR '

JUDGE MICHAEL WOOD has stood down after a female legal advisor accused the District Judge who presides in County Durham, of unacceptable sexual behaviour towards her. The Office of Judicial Complaints is investigating the allegations before action is taken.  It appears that after some considerable time that this Judge has been given 'a reprimand' for the incident with his clerk.....and this is after a year for the Lord Chancellor's Office to decide on. In the meantime it is revealed that he received his £100,000 salary whilst not 'hearing cases' they said in a statement that the Judge's conduct had fallen below the standard of behaviour required of a judicial office?

' JUDGE'S WRONGDOINGS SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET '

JUDGE LINCOLN CRAWFORD quit in 2009 after losing a High Court challenge to suppress and hush up his conviction for harassment.  170 members of the Judiciary have been disciplined on the quiet for misconduct over ten years -- but the names are not known, and never will be as their identities are protected?  The MP's said the names must be concealed as publicity could undermine the judge's authority and command in the courtroom!

' Deputy District Judge fails to suppress wrong-doing '

Essex Lawyer and Deputy District Judge Tom Harrison went to great lengths to prevent allegations of bullying at his own firm from being publicised by a locum solicitor.  The locum revealed the information onto a website, and this was immediately challenged by Harrison who wanted it removed.  However, the Solicitors Regulation Authority denied him this request and allowed the website to report in-house bullying in the profession.  The locum worked at ADAMS HARRISON SOLICITORS in Essex where the bullying and malpractice occurred.  The full story can be seen in ' featured lawyers '

' Probe on Judge who made anti-Semitic remarks '

JUDGE GEORGE BATHURST-NORMAN is at the centre of an inquiry after a complaint was made about his conduct in court to the Office for Judicial Complaints.  The judge at Hove Crown Court is accused of making an anti-Israel speech.  Any disciplinary action will be decided after the office has made up its mind on its findings.

' Attempts to remove Inquiry Judge '

JUDGE PETER GIBSON -- 'the Torture Inquiry Judge' is accused of bias by a human rights group.  The group says he is too closely linked with the Intelligence Services MI5 and MI6 to be fair and view the case in a proper way.  In a letter to sent to the judge, Clive Smith of Reprieve said there was a danger of wrecking the inquiry because of bias, and in fairness to justice he really ought to be a witness instead of its judge.

' Former Employment Tribunal Judge gets community Order '

A RANTING, THREATENING FORMER JUDGE, ANDREA McWATT appeared before Manchester Magistrates after she broke  a restraining order imposed at another hearing.  It is said she carried out a terror campaign against her neighbours and threatened to kill them.  In court it was said that the Judge made the young couple's lives unbearable.  She admitted to breaching an order and was given a 12 month community order.

' Judge misdirected and mismanaged case '

DISTRICT JUDGE SMITH ruled in the favour of Hastings council, only to have his judgement declared as 'unsound' by CIRCUIT JUDGE ROBIN BEDFORD who also said that the first judge (Smith) misdirected and mismanaged the case.  This happened in 'the David and Goliath Case' where Hastings Council sought to evict an allotment holder, Michael Rock, using the law to their advantage (using an expensive barrister) which left the taxpayer paying a bill of £3,000.  The Judge Robin Bedford, found the case flawed and ruled against the council.

' THE JUDICIARY OUT TO GET STEPHEN WARD -- THE PROFUMO AFFAIR '

WE TURN BACK THE CLOCK TO LOOK AT A MAJOR '60'S SCANDAL THAT INVOLVED THE GOVERNMENT ENLISTING JUDICIAL POWER TO SILENCE THE MAN WHO BROUGHT DOWN A GOVERNMENT:

LORD DENNING was a pioneer of justice to some, but in this case -- the case of Stephen Ward -- he turned to the dark side throwing away decency and fair play.  Justice Denning didn't publish notes during the case and continually relied on one side, a minor side of the case making sure the government involvement was literally buried. He saw Stephen Ward as 'utterly immoral' and led the case firmly in the sexual area and Ward's relationship with Christine Keeler and providing contacts -- therefore referring to him as a 'pimp' who fixed up bondage and caning sessions for wealthy clients. Many times he took the court to focus on kinky behaviour, whips and canes like an obsession.  Denning deliberately put his foot in the way of Ward's witnesses for the defence and refused to admit many who were willing to testify for Ward, despite them wanting to take the stand. Denning omitted and failed to read any rebuttal by the defence to accusations against Stephen Ward.  Insiders at the Prosecution let it slip that all their concentration was on burying Ward and it had slipped their minds to read defence submissions?  Denning was interested in tilting the scales in favour of having the majority of court witnesses against Ward, and he knew he could get away with it even if there was an inquiry later which with this case would never happen.  Furthermore, Denning omitted to mention a statement by an MI5 Officer that would have been useful to Ward's defence.

MR JUSTICE MARSHALL hated Stephen Ward right from the beginning because of the danger he posed to the British Government and judiciary -- his impartiality at the Court of Criminal Appeal was non existent as he alone played a major part in this serious miscarriage of justice.

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE PARKER needed to close this scandal from being publicly aired as the Government were demanding him to sever the roots and kill the flourishing weed. Behind closed doors, the plot by the DPP and Government was activated fully all the way from having Stephen Ward arrested --- to the Magistrates Court, and finally to The Old Bailey -- the final act in this piece of judicial theatre.

Luckily for Stephen Ward, he denied them a 'hanging' and bowed out in his own decided death --- thus denying the judiciary the perverted pleasure of having a 'live victim' to dangle and humiliate.

(The John Profumo Case 1963 -- the fall of the government -- The Christine Keeler Spies and Sex Scandal)

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