Judicial Ethics Commissions: Paper Tigers Eating Your Tax Dollars

Judge Susan Weaver of the Searcy County Arkansas Circuit Court and her sidekick, Court Reporter Jana Perry have created a paper record of a case against me that is distinctly different than what I remember happening in three hearings.

It is my word against theirs, as long as they keep the audio recordings of the hearings under wraps. And they have.

There are several channels that may lead to an order against Judge Weaver to make the recordings public.

One channel is to have the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission issue a subpoena as part of an investigation. But, I filed a complaint on August 15, 2021. The transcript was not issued yet, so the complaint was about what happened in the hearing of August 4, 2021.

Apparently, the Commission decided there was not enough evidence to listen to the recordings. On May 11, 2022, about nine months into the “investigation” the Commission issued a dismissal notice of the complaint. (See a copy posted below.)

What next?

I can make a Freedom Of Information Act request for two of the recordings.

My first FOIA request for the first hearing’s recording was denied by no other than Judge Susan Weaver.

When the dishonorable judge denies the next FOIA request, I will file an appeal. I can’t be the only one who thinks the fox should not be allowed to guard the chickens.

There is a subpoena for the tapes in another related case. Of course, Attorney General Leslie Rutlege’s office came to the rescue of the allegedly criminal court employees by filing a pending motion to quash the subpoena. The judge on the related case is Honorable and there is a chance a light will aim right at the falsified transcripts. But the Good Judge used to work in the AG’s office as Solicitor General. The pressure to quash the subpoena must be fierce.

There will be an appeal of Judge Weaver’s rulings on the underlying case. As a part of the appeal, I will file a motion to settle the record. Judge Weaver denied a similar motion. Again, Foxy “protecting” the hen house.

Finally, there will likely be a second 42 USC 1983 suit filed against Jana Perry and William White, the attorney who profits most from the alleged honest services fraud. My first 1983 suit which was based on only the first fictionalized transcript was dismissed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson before allowing discovery. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal sua sponte. Something about judicial immunity and Rooker-Feldman.

What will the JDDC say when the recordings are finally played in public and my memory (and notes) served me well?

“Oops”?