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Judge Harry Cantrell Jr. of New Orleans; ethical goblin
The state of Louisiana presented Harry E. Cantrell Jr. with a law license in 1981 after he graduated form Southern University School of Law.
Of the 12 Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judges, Harry is the court’s sole magistrate. This means that, if you are charged with a state crime in New Orleans, Harry will decide if you are entitled to bail, how much you must pay, and whether you must use a bail bondsman. Put simply, Harry literally decides whether thousands of individuals will go free or not as they await trial. (Ian Millhiser)
A ruling by a panel of three federal judges found that Harry:
Apparently, Harry is of the opinion that “due process” is the means by which the grass becomes moist in the a.m.
There is no indication that the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Louisiana Judicial Commission is going to take any action against Harry.
As we speak (ca. September 2018), Harry continues to sit as a Orleans Parish Criminal Magistrate Judge in New Orleans.
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