Good Call?

Published Aug. 14, 2010 at 1:39 a.m.

The Democratic nominee for one of the Jefferson County judgeships has had her law license suspended by the State Bar for allegedly taking some money from a client.

Now a subcommittee of the Democratic Party has voted to remove her as the nominee, thereby clearing the way for the woman she beat  in the primary/runoff to get the nominee

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/08/update_nicole_still_wants_judg.html

The nominee intends to appeal to the full party.

The question posed is - is this a good or bad move by the Democratic Party

On the one hand, in order to be a Judge, one must be a lawyer in good standing. If the elected nominee remains and she fails to get her license back by January, she could not serve.

On the other hand if she is replaced and does get her license back the party would look rather bad.

Will a move to replace her be viewed as racist (by any one other than Mooncat), the nominee is African American, the defeated candidate white.

Will the Party be spitting in the race of the "innocent until proven guilty" principle?

Is there a Repub in this race?

What do you think the party should do?

 

[Update:  The office in question is Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, place 17.  The nominee (whose law license is currently suspended) is Kenya Lavender Marshall and the person she defeated (still interested in the position) is incumbent judge Nicole Still.  Details on the charges here. There doesn't seem to be a Republican on the ballot in this race.  -- mooncat]

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