November 3, 2005
RONNIE FINDS HIS WAY OFF THE HOOK:
Earle challenges Republican judge (Austin Americvan Statesman)
DA wants DeLay judge Schraub out and new judge to name replacement. More to come.
What an artful admission that the legal sphere is the wrong place to settle political differences. Let the voters decide what to do about Mr. DeLay.
MORE:
Second judge out for DeLay trial (APRIL CASTRO, 11/03/05, Associated Press)
Two days after U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay won a fight to get a new judge in his case, prosecutors on Thursday succeeded in ousting the Republican jurist responsible for selecting the new judge.Administrative Judge B.B. Schraub recused himself after District Attorney Ronnie Earle filed a motion asking for his removal from the case.,/blockquote>
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 3, 2005 12:12 PM
Is there any truth to the rumor that Harry Reid and Ronnie Earle are cousins?
Earle knows he is dead meat. If he had any evidence at all, it wouldn't matter who the judge was. He just doesn't want a dismissal before he can give his opening statement.
Posted by: ratbert at November 3, 2005 12:27 PMAre they still shooting film for the documentary?
Posted by: John Resnick at November 3, 2005 1:27 PMThis is going to be worse than finding jurors for the Michael Jackson case.
Posted by: Mike Earl at November 3, 2005 1:38 PMJust tit for tat. Aren't the chief judges of both Texas high courts GOPers?
Posted by: Bob at November 3, 2005 2:15 PMMike:
Nah - people wanted to be on the Michael Jackson jury. But it looks like this case will be dropped because NO judge wants to sit behind the bench.
Posted by: jim hamlen at November 3, 2005 2:22 PMThey'll probably end up with a retired Democratic State Judge handling the case, from an area of the state where conservative Democrats were still alive and well as little as a decade ago.
Posted by: John at November 3, 2005 3:30 PMThe constitution guarantees the right of the accused to a fair trial, but not that of prosecutors.
Posted by: Bemac at November 3, 2005 3:33 PM