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?

> 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

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:BnRFN.527344$xHn7.133931@fx14.iad:

> 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
>
>

Let the Record show that a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> on or
about Tue, 5 Mar 2024 19:26:24 -0800 did write, type or otherwise
cause to appear in talk.politics.guns the following:
>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?

Doubtful. The voters of Seattle have become progressively more
and more leftist as the saner ones move away.

tschus
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