tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post729203614008493..comments2023-09-24T11:37:12.464-04:00Comments on The Michigan Lawyer: What would Judge Andrews do? Here's what . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-26715183608598980002012-03-01T15:45:57.482-05:002012-03-01T15:45:57.482-05:00Judge Andrews will rot in hell, he is mean and unf...Judge Andrews will rot in hell, he is mean and unfair... don't let this hype fool you. He has put several young people behind bars for lengthy periods when he could have gotten them help instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-43348587515814299432007-09-21T13:20:00.000-04:002007-09-21T13:20:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comment, Matt, and for the reminde...Thanks for your comment, Matt, and for the reminder that context is important. And you're right, as sentences go, it could have been a lot worse. <BR/>But even if delivered in the most calm, level-headed fashion it still strikes me as unseemly that a judge, even if saying what everbody is silently thinking, would say something like this at all.<BR/>Again, thanks for taking the time to post.Ed Wesoloskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490716353554208094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-33317787663087755562007-09-21T09:57:00.000-04:002007-09-21T09:57:00.000-04:00I have been in Judge Andrews court many times. He...I have been in Judge Andrews court many times. He is one of the most well reasoned, thoughtful and strait forward judges you will ever meet. For those of us that were not in the courtroom during this exchange, it is impossible to say what tone of voice was used, or how the Defendant was reacting to the court proceedings. Knowing Judge Andrews, I am sure he was simply stating what every person in the courtroom was feeling and thinking. Looking at the sentence, it does not seem excessive and there is no evidence that Judge Andrews let any emotion cloud his judgment.trihabithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727047692106842631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-66875334435750812942007-09-11T17:09:00.000-04:002007-09-11T17:09:00.000-04:00There is quite a bit of information on Courthousef...There is quite a bit of information on Courthouseforum.com regarding Oakland County Judges, including Judge Andrews. Personally, I have never been in his courtroom, but at our courtwatcher meetings, he is often discussed.<BR/><BR/>Copy over and paste these links to see what others think about this judge and it is not good.<BR/>http://courthouseforum.com/forums/thread.php?id=788451#thread<BR/><BR/>http://courthouseforum.com/forums/thread.php?id=903916#thread<BR/><BR/>http://courthouseforum.com/forums/thread.php?id=903604#thread<BR/><BR/>http://courthouseforum.com/forums/thread.php?id=903604#post903626<BR/><BR/>http://courthouseforum.com/forums/thread.php?id=788451#post788452<BR/><BR/>http://courthouseforum.com/forums/thread.php?id=737393#threadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-15461606027153312302007-09-11T08:33:00.000-04:002007-09-11T08:33:00.000-04:00This doesn't sound like a "free for all." It soun...This doesn't sound like a "free for all." It sounds like a man who is expressing what many people would feel. I don't mind having a judge like that -- he did not, for example, require the defendant to perform some menial labor (such as cleaning a monument with a toothbrush in the rain). Would it have been ok if Judge Andrews had just said "boy, you're lucky it wasn't my wife" and left the rest unsaid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-48560212055679660112007-09-11T05:09:00.000-04:002007-09-11T05:09:00.000-04:00The constitutional point is well-taken. But should...The constitutional point is well-taken. But <I>should</I> it be a verbal free-for-all in the courtroom? Order and respect for all, from everyone involved, is what separates the courtroom from the rabble in a beer-hall parking lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-7474948654544483292007-09-10T14:02:00.000-04:002007-09-10T14:02:00.000-04:00If those rules aren't constitutional as they perta...If those rules aren't constitutional as they pertain to lawyer's comments regarding judges (and according to the Eastern District of Michigan, they're not), then they aren't constitional as they pertain to judge's comments regarding litigants. I have no problem with Judge Andrew's saying what he did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868358642762306039.post-63598317302948508252007-09-10T11:12:00.000-04:002007-09-10T11:12:00.000-04:00What a great new feature for Lawyers Weekly! For t...What a great new feature for Lawyers Weekly! For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of reading Ed Wesoloski's MLW news articles and columns from the 1990's, you are in for a treat; Ed is a fine writer and thoughtful long-time observer of the Michigan legal community. Looking forward to more of your posts, Ed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com