Re: Seattle City Attorney's Office moves to disqualify activist judge from hearing any 'criminal cases moving forward'

a425couple <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 3/5/24 16:16, Walter Duerson wrote:
>> The Seattle City Attorney has issued an Affidavit of Prejudice in an
>> attempt to preclude a radical judge from hearing any criminal cases
>> brought by the office.
>> 
> 
> Rather than accepting responsibility, Judge Pooja Vaddadi has decided
> to argue and fight.  Will the votes dismiss her next election?

It would be interesting to see some examples. Evidently she has made some 
enemies.

>> On Friday, the Seattle City Attorney’s Office (CAO) announced that
>> it will file the affidavit of prejudice against Seattle Municipal
>> Court Judge Pooja Vaddadi.
>> 
>> According to the CAO, “An affidavit of prejudice is a preemptory
>> disqualification of a judge to hear a case. In this circumstance, the
>> CAO has made the decision to preclude Judge Vaddadi from hearing any
>> criminal cases brought by the CAO.”
>> 
>> Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison said in a statement, “Public
>> safety is among our highest priorities, and this includes trying
>> cases on behalf of those victimized by crime. Unfortunately, we have
>> encountered a regular pattern of biased rulings.”
>> 
>> The decision to issue the affidavit was recommended by CAO Criminal
>> Division Chief Natalie Walton-Anderson and approved by Davison.
>> 
>> Chief Walton-Anderson wrote in a memorandum to the CAO Criminal
>> Division, “For the past several months, we have internally
>> discussed the Criminal Division’s serious concerns with the conduct
>> and rulings of Judge Pooja Vaddadi.”
>> 
>> “Unfortunately, as outlined below, those concerns have only
>> continued to mount in the past several months. As a result, I have
>> made the difficult decision that the office will submit affidavits of
>> prejudice for Judge Vaddadi on all criminal cases moving forward.”
>> 
>> Chief Walton-Anderson informed Judge Vaddadi and Presiding Judge Faye
>> Chess of the CAO’s decision on Wednesday and outlined key issues
>> from the memo alleging that Judge Vaddadi routinely overrules prior
>> findings of probable cause by her fellow judges; repeatedly fails to
>> find probable cause in situations where, clearly, probable cause
>> exists; makes improper rulings related to public safety in domestic
>> violence and DUI cases; and frequently makes erroneous evidentiary
>> rulings for unjustified reasons, rather than articulating any legal
>> analysis. 
>> 
>> Chief Walton-Anderson wrote in the CAO memo, “Judge Vaddadi
>> routinely raises arguments on behalf of defendants without prompting
>> or argument from their own attorneys.”
>> 
>> “The resounding input from attorneys that have appeared in her
>> courtroom is that her decisions demonstrate a complete lack of
>> understanding, or perhaps even intentional disregard, of the evidence
>> rules, even on basic issues.”
>> 
>> Seattle has been suffering from a so-called “revolving door”
>> justice system for years, where prosecutors chose not to prosecute
>> crimes or liberal judges chose not to sentence criminals
>> appropriately. 
>> 
>> Davison was elected in 2021 by voters who finally had enough of the
>> ongoing chaos in the Emerald City.
>> 
>> Since then, her office has worked to target prolific offenders in
>> Seattle who are responsible for a majority of the crimes.
>> 
>> On Friday, Davison’s office also announced it was reviewing
>> criminal charges against a group of activists who disrupted last
>> week's city council meeting demanding the city provide housing for
>> illegal immigrants. 
>> 
>> The announcement was a 180 degree pivot under a new more moderate
>> council from the previous radical council that allowed activists to
>> control the agenda.
>> 
>> https://thepostmillennial.com/seattle-city-attorneys-office-moves-to-
>> disqualify-activist-judge-from-hearing-any-criminal-cases-moving-
>> forward?utm_campaign=64470
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