Pickering stepped up wrote on October 31, 2008 05:48 PM: Schumacker's campaign has to be experiencing collateral damage from this incident, and it should. Fitzsimmons active support of Schumacker's campaign speaks for itself.

I find it an interesting thought that Grey was in bed with whatever the outcome would have been by offering the $200,000 bribe to Pickering. Grey was the one who presented the conflict of interest. Like in the Godfather..."whoever delivers the deal is the traitor."

Except, of course, Pickering firing him and turning the incident over to the FBI.

There is more to the story wrote on October 31, 2008 01:43 PM: A snippet from Dana Gentry over at the Sun.

And on the eve of Nevada Day, here's a trivia question: What's the connection between the Mosleys' tortured custody battle and the recent story on attorney Laura Fitzsimmons' alleged attempt through Gary Gray to gain state Supreme Court candidate Kris Pickering's promise to recuse on cases involving Fitzsimmons' firm, if she were elected?

The answer tomorrow.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/final-take/2008/oct/30/above-law/

Dottie wrote on October 31, 2008 11:50 AM: Connect them here. A documented view of our judiciary.



http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/final-take/2008/oct/30/above-law/

Dottie wrote on October 31, 2008 11:50 AM: Connect them here. A documented view of our judiciary.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/final-take/2008/oct/30/above-law/

rose colored glasses wrote on October 31, 2008 11:16 AM: To Karen and John, The key word is "practice". Schumacher practiced......

I practice the piano......

With the Laura influence it is not worth the chance.

Beware of appointed Judges wrote on October 31, 2008 11:11 AM: Voters should do their homework before voting for appointed judges.

All an appointment says is; The appointing politician likes the person.

The backdoor contract does exist. Are there others we do not know about?

Wasn't Fitzsimmons the chief cheerleader for Nancy Saitta? That speaks volumes. Does Laura hand pick our judiciary?

ML wrote on October 31, 2008 11:08 AM: TERM LIMITS!

These judges need to be removed from the job. Vote them OUT!!!!!!!

Karen Henke & John Hill wrote on October 31, 2008 11:00 AM: Two distinct paths to Nevada’s Supreme Court Bench

In the race for Seat B, Kris Pickering faces Deborah Schumacher.

Kris Pickering is a good attorney. She’s spent 28 years as a successful trial lawyer. She has limited experience arguing cases at the Supreme Court level but she’s made lots of money; enough to buy $375,000 of media time in Clark County alone. In 1997 the Supreme Court appointed her to be a “Settlement Judge” in its new Settlement Conference Program. Settlement Judges, by definition, are impartial mediators. They don’t actually decide the outcome of cases. In 11 years, she has only mediated 20 cases for the Supreme Court’s program. Now, even though she has never actually been a judge, she wants a seat on the highest court in Nevada.

Deborah Schumacher practiced law for 14 years. Then, in 1997, Governor Miller appointed her to be a District Court Judge. She was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2004 without opposition. In 11 years on the bench, while deciding over 20,000 cases, Judge Schumacher has demonstrated a remarkable ability to listen to opposing arguments and render objective opinions in accordance with existing law.

We need Supreme Court Justices who have proven their ability to examine complex cases and render sound, impartial judgments. Judge Schumacher has the ability to do just that. We support her and urge others to do the same.

Karen Henke & John Hill

Pickering has ethics wrote on October 31, 2008 10:38 AM: To the dubious comment at 8:22 A.M. referring to the FBI investigation and the possibility Pickering fabricated the evidence is ludacris.

The FBI isn't being lead around by a ring in it's nose for anyone. Where do people come up with such idiodic ideas?

Pickering took a stand against a very manipulative attorney and ethically challenged campaign manager.

Your very naive if you don't get the limb Pickering went out on, to reject, report and fire her campaign manager because of "the fix" that was offered to her by two politically and money oriented power brokers.

Pickering's ethically sound.

Just Watchin wrote on October 31, 2008 10:36 AM: If you did not see face to face with Jon Ralston last night catch the reruns on channel 19 a must see.

Excellent Reporting! Mosley uses a horse crop to discipline a small child? Mosley uses his position as a judge for his personal gain and to harm others?

Sitting Judge Donald Mosley asked an attorney to engage in a felonious act to benefit his fiance Tawanna Crabb which would ultimately benefit Judge Mosley? Judge Mosley had already made arrangements with another attorney that was ready and willing to participate in the cover up? Did he?

I hope Dana follows up on the Bankruptcy of Tawanna Crabb and the other cases involving this group.

A quick check of Blackstone shows attorney David Winterton as the attorney for Tawanna Crabb. Was Winterton the attorney that was going to doctor the work record for Tawanna?

Also, one can not ignore Judge Jesse Walsh's participation in Tawanna's cases with Winterton as Tawanna's attorney.

By the end of the show, I came to the conclusion, JUDGE DONALD MOSLEY HAS CAUGHT A SEVERE CASE OF THE CRABBS.

Hopefully, Dana will find out if others have too.

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