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Judge Nancy Baskin of Boise, ID; incompetent boob  

 

The state of Idaho presented Nancy Baskin with a law license in 1991 after he graduated from the University of Idaho School of Law.

 

In one matter, Judge Baskin presided over a case involving the Joanie Smith v. Glenns Ferry Highway District involving a claim for wrongful termination in violation of Idaho’s Whistleblower Act, Idaho Code 6-2101 to 6-2109.

 

Ms. Smith was employed by Glenns Ferry when she witnessed the District’s office manager making overpayments to herself on several occasions. Shortly after Ms. Smith reported the wrongdoing by the office manager, the District terminated he employment. Ms. Smith filed suit, alleging adverse employment action in the form of discharge.

 

During trial, the trial Nancy ruled she would use the jury in an advisory capacity concerning any front pay damages. At trial, the jury returned a special verdict for Smith, awarding her both back pay and front pay. However, in an effort to establish her bona fides as an ignoramus, Nancy rejected the jury’s verdict awarding front pay, and entered a reduced award. Nancy also reduced Smith’s requested attorney fees to an amount less than she had contracted to pay.

 

Shortly thereafter, Ms. Smith filed an appeal of Nancy’s asinine rulings to the Court of Appeal, which reversed the rulings and in doing so made the following statements.

  • “The trial court erred in rejecting the jury’s award of front pay because there is a right to a jury trial on the issue of front and back pay under the Whistleblower Act.”
  • “The trial court’s reduction of front pay is reversed, and the case is remanded with instructions that the jury award be reinstated.”
  • “The trial court also erred in denying post-judgment interest on the judgment of back and front pay.”
  • “The trial court’s findings are inconsistent with its other decisions in whistleblower cases involving less experienced counsel.”
  • “A court abuses its discretion when in awarding attorney fees it does so arbitrarily and inconsistently with the requirements of Rule 54(e)(3).”
  • “An award of attorney fees that is inconsistent with other awards made by the same trial court appears arbitrary absent an
  • explanation as to why the requested attorney fees were unreasonable in this case.”
  • “The trial court erred as a matter of law, and Smith is therefore entitled to post judgment interest on the judgment awarded by the jury.”

It goes without saying that Nancy doesn’t much give a damn when she’s overturned (rebuked in truth) by the appellate court since she is well aware that no Idaho  judge has ever been tossed off the bench for being an incompetent boob. In addition, she isn’t concerned with the cost to the taxpayers of having his asinine ruling overturned.

 

As we speak (ca. August 2020), Nancy continues to sit as District Court Judge in Boise, Idaho.

 

 

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