Congratulations are in order for two good people -- first to Detra Shaw-Wilder on her investiture.
And second to Yeney Hernandez, who the judges voted on at their judges' meeting today to be our newest magistrate judge.
Have a great weekend and GO CANES!
Wonder if she will continue to refer the the government as “we” as a current MJ does.
ReplyDeleteAnother mag spot filled by a lackluster AUSA. Another qualified AFPD with immense integrity passed over.
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DeleteTell me, how many magistrates in Miami are former AUSAs? And how many former AFPDs? There has never been a former AFPD mag in Miami.
DeleteShe is great. I have had cases against her and she is very professional, collegial, hard working, smart and grounded. She will be fantastic.
ReplyDeleteWho were the finalists aside from Yeney?
ReplyDeleteRe: Magistrates. Kudos to these new judges. When the list of nominees comes out, the question is who is the most qualified. District court judges select the finalists. I am sure there is a lot of internal politicking going on but that is life. I venture to say that every one of the nominees is not only qualified but overqualified. A magistrate judge handles routine discovery matters, etc. They do not conduct trials or sentence people to prison terms. It would be interesting to see someone publish a study of exactly what the average magistrate does on a day to day basis. My gut tells me that it is very boring. On an intellectual level, they are probably underwhelmed and their legal acumen underutilized. I may be wrong but other than a nice pension and the ego boost of being called a judge, they should be competing on a higher level.
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