JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION--MOR COVER UP

    

On January 17, 2015, I filed a complaint against Justice Powell and the Virginia Supreme Court with the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. I included my evidence to support my contention that the law had been broken and that Justice Powell had probably broken the two Canons of Judicial Conduct cited above (see my previous postings for the details of Justice Powell’s apparent crime).

Here is the response I got:

Dear Mr. Cariens:

This is in response to your complaint to the judicial inquiry and review commission, dated January 17, 2015, alleging that a justice issued an erroneous opinion in an appeal. The commission has no authority to review a judge’s rulings and decisions.

Sincerely,

s/Robert Q. Harris

Assistant Counsel

The problem with Mr. Harris’ response is that the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission does have the right to investigate whether or not someone, in this case a Justice of the Supreme Court, has broken the law. Also, had I been a rich man, I could have hired a lawyer to pursue my complaint, but that would have cost tens of thousands of dollars.

The other problem is the inequality of the justice system in Virginia. If I had introduced false evidence in any court proceeding in the State of Virginia, I would have received a heavy fine and probably a jail sentence. The old boy/old girl legal club struck in order to save the reputation of Virginia Supreme Court Justice Cleo Powell—so much for the justice system being blind. (To be continued)