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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:15:40 -0700

Andy from
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The first judicial officer in my Hall of Shame

I finally had enough of this vindictive, malicious, and evil judge.  The
write-up is going to take me a while, so I started with the transcripts of
hearings.  Yesterday's hearing was insane, no joke.

https://www.andrewwatters.com/hall-of-shame/chinhayi-cadet/

#LawFirm 

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:29:36 -0700

Andy from
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I've had a chance to reflect on this overnight, and my decision remains the
same: she belongs in my Hall of Shame.  I've already gotten praise from people
who have seen this so far, and I intend to proceed.

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:30:09 -0700

whiteguyinchina from private IP
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i read those transcripts. clearly she is prejudiced against your client, but
there is context missing. what criminal case does she have pending? anyway,
looking forward to the write up.

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:01:34 -0700

Andy from
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I'm taking the draft down in order to make it more complete, including the
context and backstory.  Thanks for your feedback.

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:34:53 -0700

zerosugar
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I did not get a chance to fully read the transcripts, but I am really sorry she
treated your client so unfairly. By her picture, she looks mean. I do however
disagree with what you previously wrote about it being surprising that somebody
with her good academic background can be such a terrible person. I had some
awful professors with similar backgrounds. I just worry that she may see your
post one day and you may have to go in front of her again. Don’t let her troll
you. 

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:53:18 -0700

zerosugar
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I also met the weirdest Harvard Law grad recently. Just another person who is
good at test taking and got lucky. They devoted their late teens and early 20s
to prepping for a career in law. lol. I guess I can respect that, but I just do
not get it. Certainly not my story. 

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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:56:14 -0700

whiteguyinchina from private IP
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i have no doubt what you say is correct andy, but from the transcripts from waht
i recall she only allowed eight hours once a week vs eight hours three times a
week, and did not allow home visitations. and she kind of snapped at you for
offering to accompany the other party to fill out the form. because the context
of the criminal case is not known, her reasons could have been totally
reasonable for being strict with your client. and as for not allowing you to
accompany him to fill out the form, honestly it was kind of an odd request.
surely made out of good will, but it could have been taken wrongly. would you
have allowed your client to fill to fill out a form with the help of the
opposing counsel? you would probably feel uncomfortable about that. anyway post
more details.

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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:58:49 -0700

Andy from
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@whiteguyinchinaTest I do need to add important context for the reasons
you indicated.  Tuesday's appearance was batshit insane, showing the need to
wait for the transcript to put up the whole page, so that people know where I am
coming from.  Because without that, people could think I'm going overboard when
calling her vindictive, malicious, and evil.  Lol.  In all fairness, I also have
an appearance in a different case next week, and I want to see how that goes
before fully passing judgment.

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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:03:03 -0700

Andy from
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The problem with the judge's comment that "I've never seen that request before"
is that she had been in family law for about four months at that point, versus
myself at eighteen years in this field.  It's not an unreasonable request for a
18-year lawyer to make sure the form gets filed so that everyone doesn't have to
wait for the guy to figure it out himself, thereby saving time for the court,
parties, and counsel.  The fact that the judge perceived this as an
inappropriate request and purported to order me to stay in the courtroom, and
then said she had never seen that request before, is concerning.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:29:57 -0700

Andy from
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This Hall of Shame post is going to be epic.  No joke.
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