Here comes the judge... maybe. [Update in OP - 1/10/18]
Several months ago, I was approached by a small group of respected colleagues who were looking for a candidate to replace one of the current sitting Circuit Court judges in my county.
After much discussion and waiting to see if I was going to be offered a position as a federal ALJ in September (I made cert, which translates to the short, short short list, but wasn't selected), I decided to go for it.
So... I'm just going to leave this here. I'll post a little more of the back story later.
If you're on the Facebook, I'd appreciate some likes. Gotta spool up the social media presence.
If you happen to live in Maryland (particularly AA Co) and have nothing better to do this Thursday evening, feel free to drop by my (free) fundraiser and say hi.
UPDATE:
By popular request, our online contribution form is now live.
The Facebook page... well, I don't quite know what to say about that. FB has apparently decided that it needs to be 'verified' for whatever reason. From what I can tell, that is a process shrouded in secrecy and can take months. Not sure whether there's a viable workaround, but I'm open to suggestions if anyone has a good one.
Thanks, all!
-RobThis message has been edited. Last edited by: BurtonRW, January 10, 2018 08:43 AM
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
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January 09, 2018, 07:27 AM
swordsmn
Best of luck Robert. Don't know you, but your almost 12 yr presence here tells me something. We need folks with unbiased integrity.
January 09, 2018, 07:33 AM
Skins2881
Awesome! Good luck, or break a leg, or whatever you say for judgeships.
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis
January 09, 2018, 07:46 AM
BamaJeepster
That is great! We need more good people willing to serve!
I clicked on your Facebook link from your campaign page to go like it, but I get this error after clicking the link:
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
January 09, 2018, 07:49 AM
BurtonRW
Crap! (thanks)
Can you find it if you search for “Friends for Rob Burton“?
-Rob
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
A=A
January 09, 2018, 07:51 AM
4x5
Best of luck!
Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice. ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ
January 09, 2018, 07:51 AM
BamaJeepster
quote:
Originally posted by BurtonRW: Crap! (thanks)
Can you find it if you search for “Friends for Rob Burton“?
-Rob
Here's what I get:
- I think it's just a permission issue on the page you've created
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
January 09, 2018, 07:54 AM
BurtonRW
[Sigh]
I’ll kill the FB link as soon as I can and figure it out.
Thanks.
-Rob
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
A=A
January 09, 2018, 08:01 AM
BamaJeepster
quote:
Originally posted by BurtonRW: [Sigh]
I’ll kill the FB link as soon as I can and figure it out.
Thanks.
-Rob
Let me know if you need someone to test it out when you get a chance to look at it.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
*************************** Knowing more by accident than on purpose.
January 09, 2018, 08:23 AM
MRMATT
Best of luck!
_____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington.
January 09, 2018, 08:26 AM
Sig2340
Come election time, you'll get my votes!
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
January 09, 2018, 08:28 AM
wheeler10k
I'll drive up and cast my ballot.
________________________________________ Sho' Nuff is who. _____________ "Buffy barf hag aloe snack bar."
January 09, 2018, 08:33 AM
VictimNoMore
This is great news, Rob. Best wishes for your campaign, and I hope for nothing but success for you!
January 09, 2018, 08:38 AM
JALLEN
What is a circuit court in the county? General jurisdiction?
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
January 09, 2018, 09:17 AM
BurtonRW
quote:
Originally posted by JALLEN: What is a circuit court in the county? General jurisdiction?
Yep.
District Court (one or two per county) = Small claims, traffic, minor criminal, small tort actions.
Circuit Court (one per county) = all jury trials, large tort actions, appeals from district court, appeals from administrative agencies, probate, other mattters of General jurisdiction, etc.
Court of Special Appeals (one in Annapolis) = appeals by right from Circuit Courts on errors of law, etc.
Court of Appeals = State high court, by cert only for the most part.
-Rob
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
A=A
January 09, 2018, 09:22 AM
JimTheo
Yeah! We can all get on the voting bus now!!
I should be tall and rich too; That ain't gonna happen either
