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Chief Justice Robert Young Jr. (MI); apologist for Judicial Misfits 

 

The state of Michigan presented Robert P. Young Jr. with a law license in 1978 after he graduated from Harvard University Law School in Detroit.

 

In 1999, former Gov. John Engler was duped into appointing Bobby as an Associate Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court. Bobby didn’t receive the appointment because he was the most qualified attorney or judge in Michigan. He received it because he had proven to be a reliable lackey for the local political hacks.

 

On July 17, 2015, Nolan Finley of the Detroit News wrote an article entitled: “Judge shouldn’t be paid to not judge.” The article related to judge Christopher Easthope of Ann Arbor. An article on Easthope can be viewed by visiting the URL listed at the end of this article.

 

Chief Justice young took offense to Mr. Nolan’s well written article and in response wrote a Letter to the Editor that was published by the Detroit News on July 22, 2015. In his apologetic letter on behalf of Judicial Misfit Easthope,Young said in part:

 

  • “I am frankly shocked by Nolan Finley’s call that somebody, anybody remove Judge Christopher Easthope from office, because I am quite sure that the Detroit News Editorial Board should have been aware that there are constitutional procedures in place for removal of a judge.”

 

In his closing comment, Young had the chutzpah to say:

 

  • “As a constitutional matter, until impeached, removed by the governor, or removed by the court [Supreme Court] after recommendation of the JTC, Judge Easthope can continue to serve and receive pay for doing no work for as long as his conscience will allow.”

 

To suggest that Easthope is entitled to receive nearly $2,800 a week in judicial pay until “his conscience” will no longer allow him to so act is an absurd comment. In truth, such a statement proves that the Chief Justice lacks the courage and fortitude to seek any and all remedies at his disposal to assure that the taxpayers do not continue to be ripped off by Judge Easthope.

 

Young then goes on to cite various provisions of the Michigan Constitution to support his lame excuse that the Supreme Court can do nothing to prevent Easthope from continuing to receive his $138,000 annual salary despite the fact that he does not provide any judicial services on behalf of the taxpayers.

 

The one thing that Chief Justice Young conveniently fails to address or admit is the fact that the Supreme Court has the inherent power to strip Easthope of his law license. By so acting, it would be illegal for Easthope to collect a judicial salary since you cannot hold a judicial office in Michigan if you do not possess a valid Michigan Law License.

 

Therefore, Young’s specious whining can only be construed as one judge going to bat for another despite the obscene financial losses being cheerfully heaped upon the taxpayers by Chief Justice Robert Young Jr. 

 

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