Joe Biden is aiming to nominate a judge to the First Circuit Court of Appeals who, in a notable case, characterized a pedophile as having “a lot of good in him.”
Maine Superior Court Justice Julia Lipez, while sentencing Michael T. Smith for molesting two young girls aged four and nine, remarked that “People are complicated” and suspended half of his 12-year term.
“I have frankly been offered very little insight as to how or why this happened. What I can say is that this is a very tragic situation of a person who has a lot of good in him having done a very reprehensible thing to two young children,” Lipez said. “My hope is that, with the support of his family, he can lead a productive life going forward,” she added.
Senator John Kennedy confronted her over these remarks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where she proved evasive.
“This is what you said… ‘What I can say, you said, is that this is a very tragic situation of a person who has a lot of good in him—a lot of good in him—having done a very reprehensible thing to two young children, causing extreme damage.’ Did I read that correctly?”
Lipez initially avoided the question, saying she imposed the sentence the state requested. With Sen. Kennedy pressing her to confirm that the words were hers, she cast doubt on them. “That’s what was reported in the paper, Senator. I have not seen a transcript of the sentencing,” she said.
A pedophile molested 4- and 9-year-old girls.
Judge Julia Lipez called him “a person who has a lot of good in him”
SUSPENDED HALF of his jail sentence, giving him only 6 years behind bars.
Joe Biden wants to promote Lipez on the Federal Court of Appeals for life. pic.twitter.com/dNNskCApvL
— An Open Secret (@AnOpenSecret) June 20, 2024
The Biden administration characterizes Lipez’s nomination to the First Circuit as meeting the President’s commitment to promoting diversity in the nation’s courts, which is seen as a key strength of the country.
She is part of Biden’s fiftieth group of nominees, bringing the total federal judicial nominees to 244, surpassing Donald Trump’s 194 Article III court appointments.
The Biden administration characterizes Lipez’s nomination to the First Circuit as “fulfilling the President’s commitment to ensuring that the nation’s courts represent the diversity that is a key strength of our country.”
She is part of Biden’s fiftieth round of nominees, bringing the total number of federal judicial nominees to 244. This significantly surpasses Donald Trump’s 194 Article III court appointments.
MSNBC host Joy Reid recently commended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lawyers for spearheading the legal campaign against Trump.
“Donald Trump is being held to account by the very multicultural, multiracial democracy that he’s trying to dismantle. Go DEI. My DEIs are bringing it home,” she gloated.
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It’s going to take a while after DJT is elected POTUS again, but the nation must toss out DEI in favor of meritocracy in the judiciary. Nominees must be vetted for their training, their experience, their judicial temperment, their character, their statements and their rulings; but sex, race and sexual orientation of the applicant must NEVER be a factor in the Senate’s decision to confirm or reject a nominee.
Fire this woman, what is the matter with people like her and she has no business being a Judge