Supreme Court Censures Family Court Judge for Home Search – Everything Law and Order Blog

Late last week the West Virginia Supreme Court issued an opinion formally censuring a Family Court Judge who was caught on video searching the home of my client, threatening him with jail, and forcing him to turn off video and audio recordings documenting the event. The Court held that the WV Constitution bars a judicial officer from personally searching someone’s home and that doing so was no longer a “judicial act.” This may be very important to the fact that we have a federal civil rights lawsuit pending right now, where the judge has asserted judicial immunity, which pertains to that very thing.

While the judge claimed to have the power to conduct a “view” of a litigant’s home because in Family Court, they are both the judge and the jury, the Supreme Court shot that argument down.

“Indeed, searches are so quintessentially executive in nature that even a judge who participates in one acts ‘not * * * as a judicial officer, but as an adjunct law enforcement officer….”

Read the full opinion here: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/11/18/wv-supreme-court-censures-family-court-judge-goldston-for-illegal-search/

#JudicialImmunity #JudicialMisconduct #FourthAmendment

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35 thoughts on “Supreme Court Censures Family Court Judge for Home Search”
  1. So the judge in the morales case could’ve ordered the bailiff to go shoot that lawyer and only Judge Stevens would recognize that as a circumstance to deny judicial immunity. Orders a battery and they still give him immunity that’s crazy

  2. I heard she subsequently informed the Judaical review board to reverse the decision or she would hold them in direct contempt of court and have them arrested. Her words and actions that day were no less absurd in the statement I just made. oh I just heard she went to law school and the Cayman Islands OK starting to make sense.

  3. the question remains. Do we really need the Third Amendment in our modern age? We have a standing Army, Navy and Air Force. All have healthy budgets for housing troops. Yet, legal scholars contend the Third Amendment does have relevance in the present. It exemplifies the right to personal privacy, to the sanctity of the American home. It is the only place in the Constitution discussing the relationship between civilians and the military. It stands for the idea that in this country people are protected from the government intruding into our homes and our private spaces.

  4. In a recent family court submission, explosive allegations have been made against the Ministry of Justice, New Zealand Lawyers, and the New Zealand Police. The submission,which has been described as one of the best court submissions ever, alleges criminal activities and corruption within these institutions.
    The submission alleges that the Ministry of Justice engaged in child abuse theft, fabrication, fraud, and perverting the course of justice, all for pecuniary gains. The evidence presented in the submission is said to be documented beyond any reasonable doubt, leaving no room for doubt about the intentions of those involved mostly that of detective Shane Pilmer, Judge De Ridder and a Judge De Jong among many other offenders within this institution.
    During the court proceedings, Judge De Jong was accused of lying and deliberately perverting the course of justice. The submission alleges that Judge De Jong, who was under oath as a judge, was complicit in the corrupt court practices and fabrications.
    The submission paints a bleak picture of the justice system in New Zealand and alleges that filthy judges and dirty cops are still at large to harm others. The submission concludes with a chilling warning that no one is safe and asks if your child and property could be next.
    These are serious allegations and will undoubtedly be thoroughly investigated. The Ministry of Justice, New Zealand Lawyers, and the New Zealand Police have yet to respond to the claims made in the submission. The outcome of this case could have far-reaching consequences for the justice system in New Zealand.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmqTYJJ9ljU

  5. Imagine, a woman who thinks she is the law, entirely. the arrogance and ignorance of the law. I hope this woman was dis-barred, and found guilty of multiple civil rights violations.

  6. This women is on some kind if drugs. She is slurring her words, anger problem and is a well known man hater lesbian. I live near her and she has over 20 cats, her property is disheveled and the whiskey and beer bottles are pilled high near her garbage cans. She is a crazy old lady.

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