Family Court Dept. L – Judicial Primary Primer

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Family Court Department L also features a current judge versus two contenders. Judge Jennifer L. Elliott hopes to be retained, while Paul “Mitch” Gaudet and Mary Perry hope to unseat her.

Fill us in on the details of why Judge Jennifer Elliott, the occupier of the bench in the department that the late Lisa Willardson intended to run for, does or doesn’t deserve to be retained? Does she really miss that many days of court? If so, is Mitch or Mary the better choice?

Who should the people vote for in Family Court Department L?


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Anonymous
May 19, 2014 6:00 pm

Does anyone have objective facts about Paul Gaudet? I can sift through the bs postings of
the candidates themselves, so don't bother.

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Anonymous
June 25, 2014 3:30 am
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Don't vote for him. Gaudet is rude and has a bad temper. I recall him very well. He is a money hungry parasite like many family court lawyers.

Anonymous
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Anonymous
May 19, 2014 9:45 pm

I was about to vote for Mary until I grabbed this from her site : "Familys have been been my primary focus for my entire Legal career"

Uh….

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Mary Perry
May 20, 2014 3:12 am
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Thank you for pointing that out for me. It has now been corrected.

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May 20, 2014 4:13 am

I've had a couple cases in front of Elliot and I've never had a problem with her rulings. I think she's a pretty fair judge and tries hard to follow the law given the difficult facts of most family law cases. She seems to actually care about doing a good job for the families that appear in front of her, but she also isn't afraid to take a hard line when it's called for.

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May 27, 2014 9:58 pm
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May 20, 2014 4:33 am

Elliott does have some issues as far as the Family Bar is concerned. However, it is of course the general public who will be voting. Elliott always demolishes her opposition. And her opposition this time lacks money and name recognition. The question of who "should" win, and the question of who "will" win, will not result in the same answer.

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May 20, 2014 5:32 am
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Well, as to 9:33, often that's true, but sometimes(more at the RJC than Family Court) the best attorneys do win races, in part because the Bar gets behind them with significant financial support. Admittedly, in Family Court races, money is a lot more scarce. On some of the postings there is a discussion of appointment vs. elections, and how both methods yield both good and bad judges. That's true. In Family Court, the best ones are Duckworth, Hoskin, Sullivan, Henderson and Giuliani(and perhaps Ritchie). Some of them were appointed, and some were elected.

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Anonymous
May 20, 2014 7:31 pm

Mary Perry is a marginal lawyer and will be a terrible judge.

Abby
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Abby
May 20, 2014 10:27 pm
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Lost to her, did ya?

Anonymous
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Anonymous
May 22, 2014 3:54 am
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Mary – I mean "Abby" – Please stop

Anonymous
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Anonymous
May 22, 2014 7:25 pm
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In the cases I have had with Mary Perry, I found her to be knowledgeable, fair, and willing to work out a problem-she can see all sides of the equation. She can be tough in court, and well prepared.
In my more recent cases before Judge Elliot, I have observed that she is not as proficient as she once was. Taking all into consideration, Mary Perry gets my vote.

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May 28, 2014 5:27 am

10 Ways to Catch a Liar, Tip No. 1: Inconsistencies,Tip No. 2: Ask the Unexpected,Tip No. 3: Gauge Against a Baseline,Tip No. 4: Look for Insincere EmotionsTip No. 5: Pay Attention to Gut Reactions,Tip No. 6: Watch for Micro expressions,Tip No. 7: Look for Contradictions,Tip No. 8: A Sense of Unease,Tip No. 10: Don't Ignore the Truth.

THIS IS HOW TO GET RID OF ELLIOT FOLLOW THESE STEPS

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May 28, 2014 5:42 am

In all fairness you should really Google the judge that you are interested in voting for to really get knowledge about that person please copy and paste link into your browser to understand why elliot doesn't deserve the guaranteed 200,000 per year a guaranteed 1.2 million in six years that's all she wants THE MONEY i really believe she isn't concerned THE FACTS IN ANY CASE SHE judges.

http://www.mynews4.com/content/news/onyourside/story/On-Your-Side-Judge-downplays-abuse-in-custody-case/Rbh_j77cUUGjd-fDg_CZ2g.cspx

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May 28, 2014 5:51 am

There will be a blog posted and it will go to the top of all search engines and everybody including you Jennifer Elliot WILL HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU having conversation bad mouthing DIFFERENT RACES OF PEOPLE you need to be removed your a racist judge we really hope you get exposed….
it's time for change!!

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May 30, 2014 2:07 am
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Is your first name run-on?