[blindlaw] Bench Bar Conference

[Michael Fry]

Hi Dan,

That sounds like an awesome slogan.  You should go for it.  Good luck.

Mike

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Daniel McBride <dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Elizabeth:
>
> Four County Criminal Court at Law Judges are retiring at the end of next
> year in my county of residence.  I am seriously considering running.  In
> fact, I have already formulated my campaign slogan.
>
> On the far left side of the yard signs and push cards will be a photo of me
> with my sunglasses on and my cane visible.  To the right of my photo it
> will
> read "Daniel McBride for Judge of County Criminal Court One...Because
> Justice Should Be Blind".
>
> I cannot think of a reason in the world why you shouldn't run for one of
> your judicial positions.  Further, I have no objection to  you using my
> slogan if you like same.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> Rene
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:05 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Bench Bar Conference
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm writing to reflect upon a bench bar conference I attended on Monday
> through my county bar association.
>
> Judges from every level of my state's court system, from muni court
> presider
> to supreme court chief justice, spoke all day in panels to engage lawyers
> in
> upcoming developments, bench bar relationships, election patterns and their
> impact on judicial diversity, and future trends in court staffing.
>
> One striking revelation consistently communicated from the bench was that
> 40
> to 50 percent of the judges now sitting will retire within the next five
> years.
>
> This was disheartening to me because well-liked and well-respected judges
> who have been icons of the court will soon be gone, I know I'll miss their
> presence, and there'll be a kind of knowledge and experience gap yawning in
> the near future that will take years to fill.
>
> But as the day progressed, I started to have a new feeling.  Gee, maybe I
> could be one of those new judges!
>
> There'll be a labor shortage on the bench, which has to mean opportunity
> for
> any qualified and committed person who wants to serve as a judge.  And
> there'll be a little bit of time to prepare for it.
>
> My state can't be all that unique.  So, my fellow blind lawyers, you might
> have such an opportunity in store, too.
>
> With the technology now available to us, the duties of a judge should be
> easier than ever before to perform without sight.  With a growing number of
> blind lawyers in practice, fellow members of the bar are coming to
> recognize
> us as practitioners of skill and integrity.  WE can do this.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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