September 13th, 2009 
joel There were developments through the continuum of old and new Erie media, from a press breakdown at the newspaper, the new set for WSEE, and an upcoming blog by former Congressman Phil English.
If you have a question, an inside scoop, or just a comment; this is your open forum. You can also e-mail me at joel@nataliemedia.com or tweet @pressandtower.
Embrace the chaos!
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I know MTV has little credibilty when it comes to its award shows, but this is shocking:
Kanye West Interrupts Taylor Swift’s Speech VMAs 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stSuEtOVLu0
The results of the new long term PEW poll on attitudes towards the press is a wealth of info and data:
Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low
Public Evaluations of the News Media: 1985-2009
http://people-press.org/report/543/
Gee. I wonder why.
The Jay Leno Show is tonight at 10pm on NBC. It is going to be interesting to see what happens ratings wise. Depending on the pundits this is either the boldest move in the history of the National Broadcasting Company or the end of NBC.
Either way, a couple hundred NBC Affiliates are hoping it is a success – if it isn’t their 11pm late newscasts, and the ad revenues that go along with it, could be in serious jeopardy.
Reviews panned it. Said its just a remake of old Jay. Not a good sign for NBC.
I rarely agree with lawyers, but the Erie County Bar Assn.’s poll released yesterday evaluating county judges up for ten-year retention in the Nov. 3 election, got it exactly right when a pluralty recommended against the retention of Judge Stephanie Domitrovich. In my opinion Domitrovich is utterly unqualified to serve as dogcatcher in Erie County, much less as judge.
Unaccountably, the Erie Times-News article reporting on the bar association poll failed to flesh out the story, simply giving the rating scores of the three candidates up for retention, also including Judges Kelly and Dunlavey, who were rightly recommended. Covering a mere seven or eight column inches as published online, the sketchy story was co-reported by Lisa Thompson and Ed Pallatella, writer overkill if there ever was for such a meager epistle.
Editor’s Note: You can read the rest of Joe’s post on his blog: http://erienewsmediawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/09/bar-assn-correctly-disses-domitrovich.html
Joe LaRocca’s report on Stephanie Domitrovich is a shocking and grave miscarriage of justice.
Indeed, if the Erie Times-News reported this story as Joe has done, he would be all over them for one sided, inaccuracy, misleading, incomplete, prejudiced, reporting,specifically designed to mislead the public.
(But he would use lots of big words to obfuscate his case; that’s Joe).
Flat out, Stephanie Domitrovich is bar none, the best thing the people of Erie have going for them in Erie County Court. I will come back to that and encourage folks to dig deep in new ways to evaluate our judiciary, but rest assured that a vote this fall to retain Domitrovich is a vote you will be thankful for, in ways you do not perceive. Since both the ETN, and Joe LaRocca are negligent in reporting this retention, let’s go to the tape.
Joe notes a “Not Recommended” for Appelate Court from the PBA, the PA Bar Association, a conglomeration of 27,000 lawyers in the Commonwealth.
LaRocca cut and paste the “negatives” on the Not Recommended ruling by a bunch of attornies, while eliminating the positives about the judge.
Amazingly, that year of 2001, found Not Recommended all up and down the rulings, for many would be candidates for
“failure to participate in the evaluation process”.
Translation: the judges running for higher court properly, don’t give a fig what attornies think about them, and don’t even bother to fill out an evaluation. I will provide an evaluation below that will show you why the process is flawed, corrupt, misleading, and of no use to the people in voting for a candidate.
Here is the FULL evaluation of Stephanie Domitrovich on seeking election to the Appelate Court in 2001 (NOT Erie County Court):
Honorable Stephanie Domitrovich
Superior Court
Rating: Not Recommended
The Candidate, a sitting Common Pleas Judge in Erie County, is acknowledged as both hard-working and highly motivated, with substantial and continuing involvement in many community activities. However, the Commission received numerous and consistent reports concerning the Candidate’s shortcomings as a judge that were found credible and were neither acknowledged nor sufficiently refuted by the Candidate. Specifically, the Commission found that the Candidate lacks proper judicial temperament and decorum, often exhibiting a lack of proper respect for lawyers and litigants in her courtroom. There was a significant concern that she frequently adopts one side of an argument presented to her, failing to give proper weight and consideration to the opposite position. Reports also suggested that the Candidate can and does lose her temper in the courtroom. Most significantly, the Commission observed that the Candidate was a poor listener, a critical weakness in a prospective appellate court judge. Accordingly, the Commission concluded that the Candidate lacks the skills necessary to serve adequately as a Judge of the Superior Court.
Commission member Riley did not participate in the evaluation or rating of the Candidate.
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Please note how LaRocca completely ignores reporting on all that “hard-working, highly motivated, community activist stuff” that would not bolster his dubious claim.
Joe, like the ETN, reports what HE wants you to see, nothing more. Not very prudent Joe. The voters deserve better from anyone bloviating on the mysterious Judiciary Branch of our government.
The Bar Association (PBA) is heavily weighted with members who make these decisions coming from Philly and Harrisburg (Dauphin County). The boondocks don’t count folks.
Here are the folks who said “Not Recommended” in the case Joe misleads us on:
Serving with Bloom in the leadership of the PBA JEC is New Castle lawyer Richard E. Flannery as vice chair. Lawyer members include Samuel T. Cooper III of Dauphin County; Chris F. Gillotti of Allegheny County; Marvin S. Lieber of Allegheny County; John R. McGinley Jr. of Allegheny County; Leslie Anne Miller of Montgomery County; Steven E. “Tim” Riley Jr. of Erie County; Jeffrey Rotwitt of Philadelphia County; Louis N. Teti of Chester County; H. Woodruff Turner of Allegheny County; and Deborah R. Willig of Philadelphia County. Lay members are Dr. Richard Bell of Berks County; Christine James-Brown of Philadelphia; Pamela J. Mayer of Westmoreland County; Jane G. Pepper of Delaware County; and R. Thomas Williamson of Lawrence County.
The Pennsylvania Bar Association is a professional organization that represents 27,000 lawyers and PROMOTES the LEGAL PROFESSION across the commonwealth.
(Caps Mine!)
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On this group of lawyers making decisions on who the voters should vote for (the ETN will tell us zip about anyone local, state, or federal….so the lawyers fill the vacuum)….there is precisely one lawyer from Erie County noted above. “Tim” Riley is the only member of this group from Erie County, the only member with actual knowledge of Ms. Domitrovich. He is the beast source for the entire commission in the case of information on Domitrovich.
And what did Riley say?
I posted it with the truth above, but you likely missed it. Here is “Tim” Riley’s take on the judge; the man with greatest insight on her….
“Commission member Riley did not participate in the evaluation or rating of the Candidate.”
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Nada folks! Riley had no participation in the goofy affair and it is HIS job to rate the judges running.
Indeed, he is Erie’s only voice in getting candidates that would reflect the views of Erie voters, and his choice was to shut his mouth and tell the commission zip.
Thanks Tim!
But all of this misleading by LaRocca, makes us dig deeper here. Did the PBA drop the ball with Domitrovich? Were they negligent? Are they seeking judges to serve the people, or as they clearly state (in CAPS above) that they seek to serve the lawyers as they recommend candidates. For that is precisely what they do.
Let’s go to the tape of truth:
Here is the full link, that if you read it, you will be embarrassed to be a citizen. Your call. Unlike Joe, I will provide complete disclosure of the link, and highlight the relevant sections that will leave NO DOUBT in your minds about this recommending group.
http://www.pabar.org/public/news%20releases/pr071807.asp
What we have here, is failure to communicate!
This is our illustrious Bar Association recommendations on retention in Nov 2007 election. Guess who they love?
100% of all incumbants are loved by the attornies.
Here they are:
The ratings for the retention candidates are as follows:
•Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justice Thomas G. Saylor – Recommended for Retention
•Superior Court of Pennsylvania Judge Michael T. Joyce – Recommended for Retention
(Editor’s note: Judge Joyce announced on Aug. 20 that he will not seek retention.)
•Superior Court of Pennsylvania Judge Joan Orie Melvin – Recommended for Retention
•Superior Court of Pennsylvania Judge John L. Musmanno – Recommended for Retention
•Superior Court of Pennsylvania Judge Correale F. Stevens – Recommended for Retention
•Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge Bonnie B. Leadbetter – Recommended for Retention
•Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge Bernard L. McGinley – Recommended for Retention
•Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge Doris Smith-Ribner – Recommended for Retention
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The lawyers love Mike Joyce and as of 2007, despite his questionairre responses, said okeey-dokey to Mikey.
Does this raise any eyebrows? Do you recall anything from the ETN (or even LaRocca on this one)?
Here is the recommendation, a beautifully crafted piece:
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Judge Michael T. Joyce
Rating: Recommended for Retention
(Editor’s note: Judge Joyce announced on Aug. 20 that he will not seek retention.)
Prior to his election to the Superior Court in 1997, Judge Joyce served as a judge on the Erie County Court of Common Pleas for almost 13 years where he worked diligently to improve the efficiency and consistency of that court’s family division. He later served in the court’s criminal and civil divisions. Before becoming a lawyer, Judge Joyce served in the U.S. Army and was a decorated Vietnam veteran. During his term on the Superior Court, Judge Joyce worked hard, earned the respect of his colleagues as an able and productive jurist, and became an asset to the court. His demeanor is excellent. He is courteous of litigants. He has authored a guide to assist trial judges in resolving child custody matters. His Superior Court colleagues agree that he has served that court with distinction. He is an untiring contributor to the Erie County Bar Association through his work on continuing legal education programs. Judge Joyce also speaks to local school and Bar groups and has prepared written materials for and lectured to sky marshals employed by the Homeland Security Department. Recently, it was reported that a grand jury is investigating Judge Joyce’s settlement of his claim for personal injuries he sustained in a 2001 automobile accident. Judge Joyce has denied any wrongdoing in the matter. Because of the secretive nature of grand jury proceedings, the Commission is unable to discover all the information that the grand jury has heard or what its investigation entails. The facts that are known about the investigation, which are not much above the status of rumor, do not rise to a level that would affect the Commission’s positive evaluation of Judge Joyce’s abilities and contributions. For his overwhelmingly positive qualities and for his contributions to the court and the people of this commonwealth, Judge Joyce is recommended for retention on the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
Read the Candidate’s questionnaire.
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Read. That word is in the link posted well above on recommending Mike Joyce. If you Click the word “Read”, the questionairre comes up in full.
If you do nothing else, read that questionairre, and what was known in 2007, versus what was written there, to create a recommendation.
Pay particular attention to questions 3 and 11. Apparently, Did you get divorced while in office??? is a biggie (#3) Answer NO.
But later, there is an addendum about suing the media over a report that Joyce parked in a handicap spot. Joyce demanded a retraction and apology.
Nextmedia said pound salt and sue us. Joyce did.
Question 11 covers his statement:
A judge in Butler County demanded the source be revealed.
Joyce: “The source was and still is the boyfriend of my former spouse”.
Joyce lost the case anyway.
But note there is a former spouse.
Why is question #3 so concerned about whether you ever divorced while in office (for retention)?
What is the relevance to serving the office?
There must be a reason, and the public is totally in the dark.
Joyce answered the question truthfully, “No”, but a far cry from the whole truth, and nothing but the truth HE demands in court when in a robe.
“NO” I was not divorced in office certainly contrasts with — the boyfriend of my former spouse called the radio and said I parked in a handicapped spot; make him say he is sorry. The Butler Judge laughed his head off, Next media said na-na-na-na to Joyce, and the Joyce decided not to pursue further.
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These are the BOOBS telling you to KEEP Joyce then, and oust Domitrovich this year. They are looking out for lawyers. She ticks them off.
With all due respect to the Honorable Judge, (so necessary for lawyers to be treated as an Esq.) they call her “Steffie” behind her back, and fear her, for she rules on emotion, as well as logic and law.
Lawyers want to know the outcome of their case, before they walk in the court. She is a loose cannon to them, for they do not know how to peg her PRIOR to the case.
Does Domitrovich get it right or wrong for Erie County?
97% of her cases are upheld in higher court.
Hold that baby up against the level of appeals overturned, for getting it wrong, by any other judge down there and “Steffie” is doing very, very well representing the PEOPLE, not attornies.
That is why they are mad and tell you she is bad.
She’s fabulous and we are lucky to have her.
BTW, Elizabeth Kelly is the best candidate to be ousted this year. Vote NO.
You can listen to lawyers tell you who to vote for, or start your own research.
Joe is also correct that money, and who you have representing you is all that matters. Facts mean zip in the judicial branch. Look at O.J.
But as for money contributions and their influence on outcome, well ALL the lawyers hedge their bet and give money left and right, as they will appear before the whole pile of whoever wins. Bad system folks.
Scott Bremner said today on WSEE Newswatch at Noon that the new news set would be done “in a few days.” That was the opening. At the closing of the news at noon he said,”don’t forget a new set in a couple days.” So either Friday or Monday for the new WSEE set.
Blah, blah, blah
That is wonderful that Scott Bremner is excited about the new news set that is forthcoming. I’d be excited too if I spent the last several weeks standing inches from a studio wall in a closet sized studio.
As for me, I will “curb my enthusiasm”
(LOL) until I see whether or not WSEE can do a “live” newscast at the same time as WICU. If not, then the hooplah surrounding a new set will be wasted – just like the opportunity for a 7pm newscast in this market.
And one more thing: WICU turned 60 back in March, so why all of a sudden is TV-12 running promos Celebrating 60 years of broadcast excellence??? There was no mention at all last March about the 60th Anniversary! Why all of a sudden does it matter??? Just curious…
Since we’re also talking about how the local media doesn’t dig or investigate anymore here is another example. Last week (either September 8th or 9th) the CORRY JOURNAL had a front page headline story about how the Lifestar base in Harborcreek was very possibly moving to the Corry Airport. The article went on to state that an agreement in principle was reached between the Corry Airport Authority and Emergycare. All that is now needed is formal approval between Corry City Government and the EmergyCare Board of Directors.
With such a large story it is surprising none of the Erie TV Newsrooms (those that are left) or the Erie Times News picked up the story??? If they did and I missed it, I apologize…but I don’t think 12/35 or 24 or the ETN reported this.
Is there a new policy of “if it happens out in the ’sticks it isn’t news and we won’t cover it?”
Erie Blogs today ran a blurb picked up from local news media reporting on the Erie County Bar Assn.’s poll on the retention of three county judges, Dunlavy, Kelly and Domitrovich at the upcoming November election. The blurb left out the most important detail of all, the fact that Kelly and Dunlavy were rated by the Bar as “Recommended” while Domitrovich was rated as “Not Recommended.” That’s what I call, to put it kindly, an abundance of caution.
In its blind zeal to promote development at any cost in Erie, the Times-News breathlessly editorialized on behalf of Lake Erie Biofuels Tuesday which has been producing biofuels at the old Hammermill plant site for a year or so now.
Editor’s Note: You can read the rest of Joe’s post on his blog: http://erienewsmediawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/09/energy-contradictions-at-erie-times.html
There you go again Joe!
On Thursday, September 17, 2009, Joe LaRocca authored a commentary at his pithy blog site, Erie County News Media. The blog is actually a front, for attack on the Erie Times News almost exclusively.
The Post of that day was “Energy Contradictions at the Erie Times News”. The full post can be read at this link:
http://erienewsmediawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/09/energy-contradictions-at-erie-times.html
But the post has an ethics problem.
It is not just the content, or the fact that nobody reads Joe’s Blog, or even that comments at Joe’s blog are deliberatly censored unless you agree with Joe.
No. Joe’s ethics problem is taking his FULL blog post, cut and pasting it, and taking reams of space on another blog called Press and Tower. If Joe were trying to drum up readership, a link is all that is needed to say, stop over and read **edit**. But Joe knows no one reads his blog, or his counter for Erie Counter is broke and doesn’t count clicks.
Quick making us suffer through your whole anti ETN rants here Joe, unless it is something besides a cut/paste of your blog post. To piggy back and post YOUR entire blog verbatim on another blog, Press and Tower, is simply unethical.
Why you are using the Press and Tower to double post your blog verbatim is unknown, but you really need to apologize to Joel for using his domain, to post your entire blog all the time.
Viewers here can be bored to tears reading LaRocca and misinformation on Biofuels, at the link to his blog, OR wade through the precise same crap in Deep Background up above a few comments here.
At Global Erie, Joe LaRocca will occasionally warn folks that the topic he is about to blast ETN on, is from his blog and then, cut/paste and entire repeat or old dredging. No warning are given here to the unethical tactic.
You have a blog Joe.
There is a reason no one reads it.
But posting your entire blog at other blog sites is unfair to higher quality blogs and dragging them down to an ETN rant too.
Provide a link, and readers can decide **edit**.
The Press and Tower needs to rename “Deep Background”.
It should be retitled “Erie Counter News Media”.
Above is a record of Biodiesel nonsense, unethically imposed by Joe LaRocca as a comment at Deep Background, when in fact, it is a full blog post at Erie Counter News Media.
Joel Natalie did it again, when he allowed Joe LaRocca to cut/paste an entire blog post the day before, September 16, 2009 on the wholly misinformed court system for voting on Judge retention, and the dubious notion that Lawyers recommend or not recommend retaining judges.
Joe ran it at P&T using the story of “Andy”, and using no facts from the case. Each case in court has a winner and a loser. Guess which one complains?
Here is the link to Joe’s blogpost of the 16th, that is identical to Deep Background post here. If there is a partnership between Erie Counter News Media and Press and Tower, I have not seen it posted anywhere, and express my regrets. If there is no partnership, some blogging ethics are starting to amplify here.
In the movie, “My Cousin Vinnie”, an attorney tried to make a big deal that the best selling tire in the country, the largest brand known and used, happen to match the defendant’s tires. It drew a laugh, as it was reasonable to find the best selling tire tracks on the road, but NOT tied to any particular vehicle.
The attorney told the jury that the tires markings were
“EYE-DENTICAL!”, slapping his hands for emphasis.
Well, LaRocca on “Andy” and retention nonsense for judges as a comment in Deep Background, and his blog post of September 16, 2009 are “EYE-DENTICAL!”
http://erienewsmediawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/09/bar-assn-correctly-disses-domitrovich.html
What’s the deal here with double blogging every post, **edit**, to Press and Tower every day?
**edit**
Today, it is Erie Blogs that gets the mistreatment by LaRocca.
Joe writes:
The blurb left out the most important detail of all, the fact that Kelly and Dunlavy were rated by the Bar as “Recommended” while Domitrovich was rated as “Not Recommended.” That’s what I call, to put it kindly, an abundance of caution.”
Judge for yourself if Erie Blogs left out “the fact that Kelly and Dunlavy were “Recommended”.
Here is the Erie Blog blurb:
“We’re weeks away from the fall election, and things are starting to get moving. Erie County Bar members who were polled recommended retention votes for Judges Elizabeth Kelly and Michael Dunlavey. Also on the ballot this fall is Judge Stephanie Domitrovich. 257 local lawyers voted in the poll. Voters this will will vote yes or no if each judge should be retained and if a judge receive a majority of yes votes, they will be retained.”
Do you see the word “recommended” in there anywhere? Hmmm.
As for an abundance of caution, it is more likely that an attorney in Erie County Court had a golf game scheduled ay Khakwa, and the tee time coincides with a court appearance before the Judge, Stephanie Domitrovich.
She is big on attornies showing up in court on behalf of their clients while billing thousands of dollars.
The attornies are used to changing the date of appearance, with little regard to client, court time, cases, or anything but their desire to practice their backswing on the links. “Steffie” is one of those judges to say: “Get your butt in this room on the date scheduled”, as opposed to “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours”.
Is it an abundance of caution as Joe states?
Or is it petty retribution for disturbing the common delay, due to the all important golf game?
“This Court is in session” says Steffie!
And the attorney better be there, instead of playing hooky on a sunny day.
Last, Joe recently says Domitrovich has a thin resume.
Um, she has been in the job 20 years Joe.
What does a “thick” resume look like to you?
TWENTY YEARS of experience and getting precious little overturned by higher courts means Erie voters save money, by not doing retrial.
These are desirable traits in a judge, and the reason people keep voting her in over and over, as they will do in November anew.
Domitrovich serves the people, and it appears the attornies do not approve such behavior.
They want judges to serve THEM.
Erie Blogs told the story, was polite, and avoided attack verbiage, **edit**.
Domitrovich YES!
Kelly NO!
Dunlavy Toss a coin!
DeLuca and LaRocca have really ruined this page with their long winded editorials.
I agree with PR. It’s time for the editor to rein them in.
Easiest $50 bet I ever won! Thanks PR.
“You can’t predict who will comment next” I was told.
“Sure I can”, said I. “Three comments in a row will draw PR into the fray with a whine. Betcha $50″
“You’re on, and I look forward to your $50″, I was told.
What a serendipity day for me anew.
I knew you’d come through PR. (My only fear was that CRANK might interfere first; his alias’ must be travelling this day).
Press and Tower runs Deep Background and every week ends with “Embrace the chaos”.
*Kanye West swiftboats Taylor Swift
*TV set reconstruction
*PEW polls that show media stinks
*Jay Leno Thumbs Up or Down
*A MAJOR local judicial election will be over in 7 weeks, and no one has a clue on which way to vote, is debated.
*Ethics of posting your blog in entirety on others blog’s
(or use a link as the entire WWW does) is injected.
*And the always important insights from PR….TWO this time:
1) blah, blah, blah.
2) this page is ruined.
Looks like I get a quick $50.
Looks like absolute chaos is being embraced.
Looks like your two contributions were by far the best…
at least for my wallet today!
All over Erie, folks are discussing the hot topic this week of “blah, blah, blah”. You hit a homerun and a deep chord with that comment. It may go national if CNN picks it up. Chetry reads here, so we might luck out.
And blog ethics or judicial elections misleadings can ruin a page. It is important to keep the voters uninformed. Leaves more room for “blah, blah, blah”
Now, I must look at restaurant recommendations at Erie Blogs, thanks to PR.
What a winner! (maybe one “n” too many there”.
Looks like changes to come at NBC:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/32893339
Wonder who will buy the 20%? Comcast? Time Warner?
We now return you to the Danny, Joe and PR catfight – LOL
Tim,
In answer to your Lifestar comments. Today my sources told me that Lifestar is done. STAT Med-Evac is taking over their area and they will moving the operation to the Corry airport.
Thanks, Paul for the information! It will be interesting to see if the Erie Media reports this information. Or maybe they won’t? Might upset someone at E-Care or STAT?
At least with Carol Pella she made it known to people that it was never personal – just doing her job. Shame Erie no longer has that caliber of reporting
Danny Lucas,
I am new to this site and don’t know any of the players, but have read every word written by you and Joe LaRocca.
Years ago I witnessed a bizarre hearing in J. Domitrovich’s court. She was **edit**. I followed the case and found out her ruling was just as unbelievable as her courtroom antics. Since then I have followed her other bizarre rulings.
I vowed then to do my part in getting her off of the bench. This retention election is the best shot. I encourage all voters to look at her record, sit for an afternoon in her **edit** courtroom and then go vote.
There is a truth behind her being “not recommended” and it is all not because she is the people’s judge and anti-lawyer. PLEASE, that is such a political line.
Now, go ahead Danny, attack me because I don’t like your immature judge, your arguments for her retention are weak. WD
Walter Dorf,
I noticed your self proclaimed vendetta on Judge Domitrovich in Erie County Court. You claim:
“I followed the case and found out her ruling was just as unbelievable as her courtroom antics”.
But you do not cite the case OR ruling.
You followed it carefully, but do not describe how the Superior Court overturned her ruling. That leads me to believe that they did NOT overturn her, for once again, she drove the attornies nuts and proved correct on law.
Walt, in our system, right and wrong does not matter.
Law is a language of its own, and apparently, Judge Domitrovitch speaks it clearly, for the attornies are hiding the fact that she is rarely, rarely overturned on appeal.
What does that mean to the Erie County voter?
An overturned case has to be retried, and trials cost taxpayers money. This judge saves taxpayers money by getting the call right on the first time.
The fact that she ticks the living daylights out of our local esquires is an added plus. Ask any voter in town if they like judges or attornies more. Don’t even swear them in; they will tell the truth.
Law is difficult these days as rulings are required in more and more specialized areas of life. This inevitably leads to mistakes. Flip a coin and you would expect 50-50 heads and tails over time.
Well, our wonderful judge, Stephanie Domitrovich, is not flipping coins, on a multitude of difficult decisions.
Yet, she manages to get the call correct 97% of the time, and NONE of her contemporaries is doing better.
LaRocca says she has a “thin resume”.
Lucas says she has been on the job 20 years.
YOU say, look at her record, or sit in her court and observe.
You say you read every word of BOTH of us, albeit you have a revenge motive, and that, takes priority over facts, for voters reading you.
I think the judge’s resume of 20 years counts more than your personal revenge on a local judge.
Especially since she is always right so much of the time.
I also do not believe your suggestions are prudent.
Erie folks are hard at work trying to make a living, and it would cause undue hardship to sit in the judge’s court for an afternoon, as you deem a good idea.
I found that suggestion bizarre, overcrowded, and impossible to implement.
Court is the last place we want to spend a day.
Should we sit in the White House, and Congress, and Harrisburg too, just to meet your suggestion?
When do we go bowling?
Your thought is a tad not useful.
But when you add “Look at her record”, you enter the realm of reality again.
A look at her record would remove reason for any vote; her record is beyond outstanding.
Elizabeth Kelly is a “Yes” for retention by the attorney’s logic. ??????
That same logic said put Mike Joyce a “Yes” for retention, DESPITE the grand jury underway saying Mike would be wise to bow out (He did—-Aug 20th with the election coming November).
So the attorney group (who no one listens to, btw) says Joyce is good and Kelly is good, but Domitrovitch is bad.
Flip a coin in the booth for Dunlavey.
We have no clue if a Guantanamo guy is good at being Solomon in splitting kids in custody, eh?
What if they are YOUR kids in the next 10 years?
On the job, attornies have their reasons for lying through their teeth as soon as a hand is lifted to “tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”. This is followed by a complete opposite presentation in each case, by both sides. So much for truth!
Dorf, your revenge is good for one vote, presuming you even live here.
But the people who already voted FOR Stephanie Domitrovich TWICE, will be joined by MORE people next month, with a resounding YES vote, that will make our attornies all go boo-hoo, like you.
This county would be privileged to have her run for another ten years in 2019. What a gal.