As of Monday, November 7, 2011
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Gwinnett Daily Post
With the chief judges of two of Gwinnett's courts retiring in a year, candidates started stepping forward Friday to replace them.
Tracey Mason Blasi, the niece of former commission Chairman Wayne Mason, announced she will campaign to replace Superior Court Judge Dawson Jackson.
Blasi, a South Gwinnett High School grad who has practiced law in Georgia for nearly 20 years, specializes in mediation and land use. She has been a Municipal Court Judge in Duluth.
The Lawrenceville woman has been involved in many local organizations, including the Council for Quality Growth, the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce and the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Resources. She is the co-founder of United Way's Women's Legacy in Gwinnett, is a Leadership Gwinnett graduate, is a past-president of the Rotary Club of Gwinnett, and is the current president of the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia.
Suwanee woman Emily Brantley will be a candidate for State Court judge of Gwinnett County, to replace Judge Robert Mock is retiring at the end of 2012.
"The people of Gwinnett County recognize the hard work that Judge Mock has done," Brantley said. "He has helped raise the standard by which judges operate, and we all appreciate his service."
Brantley, a mother of three daughters, specializes in complex civil litigation.
"As our new judge, I will be able to rely on my experience," Brantley said. "A good judge, a fair judge, enters a courtroom without predetermined conclusions, but relies on the law and the Constitution. I will do exactly that."
Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.
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Comments
Watchful_Eyes_in_Gwinnett 6 months, 2 weeks ago
I would like to know what is FAIR about a justice system where the Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that police can lie to the arrested to get a confession and prosecutors can lie, withhold information, fail to file proper paperwork (commonly called prosecutorial misconduct) in order to get a conviction and neither are held accountable.. If this judge truly wants to be fair, start by holding the police and DA's office to the same standards that are required of all citizens.
vsop4124 6 months, 2 weeks ago
I could not agree with you more!!! How do we go about getting this message out because it needs to be heard. Not just Gwinnett County Courts but all Courts seem to operate unfairly. Once an entity, group of people or even one person has a perceived illusion of power, they tend to go overboard and no one has the gumption to say "No" you can't do that. Where and when does it end? The system is so corrupt that ordinary citizens can't be sure who we are electing to office. It's SHAMEFUL but our candidates seem to have no shame in lying and deceiving the public. We are all being duped!!
Legal_abc 6 months, 2 weeks ago
I understand all about the police being allowed to stretch the truth to get a confession, but I would strongly disagree that prosecutors do the same. Haven't you heard of the discovery rules? Failure to disclose before time of trial, at the very least, would result in a continuance of the case for trial, but a conviction would never stand on failure to disclosing explucatory information prior to trial.
I'd be curious if you've ever served on a jury and what your experience was there.
vsop4124 6 months, 2 weeks ago
I think the point is why use dirty tactics? If the prosecution actually has the evidence it needs to get a conviction then why withhold information? They do this because they are hoping to get a plea instead of having to actually prove their case in a jury trial and yes, I have served on a jury and I was disappointed with the lack of evidence on the part of the prosecution. However, the prosection knows that they don't have to necessarily prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt but that the defendant must prove their innocence. That is not the constitition that I read!! There are plenty loop holes for the government, whether city, county, state or federal, but very few for the accused. Again I say "ACCUSED". Accused does not mean guilty. That still has to be proven in a fair and just manor.
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