When Your Opponent’s Lawyer Becomes a Judge

The same lawyer who once tried to take my property on behalf of an abusive former partner is now a sitting judge—and he’s presiding over that same man’s criminal case.

Years ago, Billy Jack Gibson represented Micheal Pietrczak in a bitter property dispute against me. I had money at the time and was represented by counsel. Gibson’s goal was to get the entire property for Pietrczak. After my attorney intervened, Gibson backed off. He later told me that he no longer represented Pietrczak.

In 2017, Pietrczak wrote a suicide note to his father. In it, he gave specific instructions: once I paid him the $75,000 we had agreed to, his father was to contact William “Zac” White, a lawyer in Heber Springs, to file a lawsuit for the full property plus treble damages. That’s exactly what happened.

The lawsuit filed by Zac White has worked its way through years of litigation and is now the basis of my petition to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is still pending—but Pietrczak now has new legal troubles.

On January 21, 2025, criminal charges were filed against him in Hot Springs: third-degree assault, resisting arrest, and failure to appear.

The judge listed on the public docket? Just “Gibson.”

I checked with the court clerk. It is indeed Judge Billy Jack Gibson, the same man who once stood across from me as opposing counsel in the same property dispute that now defines my litigation.

When I looked at the electronic record, things got even more suspicious. The official citation from January 21, 2025 spells Micheal’s first name correctly—but the citation lists the wrong birth year: 1972 instead of 1973. Pietrczak’s prior rap sheet was altered to show his name as “Michael”. According to the district court clerk, this information comes straight from the DMV. What caused this? No one will tell me, but here is an educated guess:

• One driver’s license has the correct birthdate but misspells his name, and
• Another license has the correct spelling but the wrong birthdate.

Why It Matters

The Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.11(A) requires judges to recuse themselves in any proceeding where their impartiality might reasonably be questioned. Prior attorney-client relationships might fit into that category.

A judge who once fought to take my property for Pietrczak is now presiding over his criminal case. The fraud was successful up to the Supreme Court because the appeal was erroneously dismissed on jurisdictional grounds. No one at the higher courts addressed the merits, including the fraud.

Even if the new charges are unrelated, the history is real. The appearance of bias is inescapable. And once again, the system seems to bend quietly for those on the inside, while people like me have to shout just to be heard.

If you face a scheme like this, please contact me at bohemian_books@yahoo.com so I can help you get loud.