Removing Statues is not going to Cure Virginia's Justice System's White Nationalism Problem

Good Ol' Boy Judges are the Problem with the Virginia Justice System 

        If the Virginia Justice System is to eliminate racism in the courts, good ol' boy Judges need to be eliminated. Since the era of slavery, Virginia Justice and good ol 'boy Judges go hand in hand, providing two justice systems, one for people of color/ethnic groups and another for white affluent professionals.

      Dictionary defines “white nationalism” as:

                     1: the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, and that in order to preserve their white, European, and Christian cultural identities, they need or deserve a segregated geographical area, preferential treatment, and special legal protections.

      This is no secret, everyone in the Virginia justice system recognizes the two justice system exists and accepts it. No one speaks against it, except the victims who are primarily people of color. 

       The attorneys do not dare speak against the good ol' boy system because they will be targeted by the Virginia State Bar with their illegal disciplinary system, which can illegally revoke an attorney's license without due process of law. See article: Virginia State Bar Illegal Disciplinary System

How can a justice system be fair when Judges rule on cases based on anything but the Rule of Law and the U.S. Constitution. Good ol' boy Judges will rule on:

• Who the law firm is- usually a large corporation or connected attorney close to the Judge.
• Who the parties are- white professionals are given the good ol' boy privileges of case being decided in their favor.
• What is the race of the attorney representing the client- again white attorneys are given the privilege of rulings in their favor.

      We need not mention that Virginia criminal convictions are primarily based on race and that that people of color are sentenced to far more time than Caucasians convictions.

      These good ol' boy Judges have been serving in the courts for decades and own the system. They rule as they please with no accountability because they know that the Appellate and Supreme Court Judges are also good ol' boys.

      Despite there being Virginia Judicial Canons for Judges, those rules do not apply to good ol' boys. These Judicial Canons only apply to judges who have committed serious criminal crimes.

      Honesty, integrity, and fairness no longer exists in the Virginia Courts. The only rule that applies is who you are. If you are a white affluent professional, you are protected and afforded special preferential treatment. If you are a person of color or belong to an ethnic group, you are segregated for a different unjust system which will hide exculpatory evidence, convict you and sentence you to the prison labor camps run by corporations.

     Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts chided federal judges for not recusing themselves from cases posing a conflict of interest. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/john-roberts-argues-judges-stay-out-cases-financial-conflict-interest?fr=operanews&fbclid=IwAR3AHYtwih2NhHlKmHs3gKTz4gC2GukHG7TlsePLv8tlf3mdwYiU-iAbyR0

      A recent article about "Robed in secrecy: How judges accused of misconduct can dodge public scrutiny". Virginia ranks amongst the lowest states for Judicial Discipline transparency.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robed-secrecy-judges-accused-misconduct-can-dodge-public-scrutiny-rcna7638

      Complaints against corrupt judges are far and few, but a loophole in the law has given private citizens the right to file ethics complaints against corrupt lawyers and judges which bypass the Virginia State Bar and allows to file ethics complaints directly with Virginia Circuit courts. Don't expect any victories in the circuit courts, as the good ol' boys cover for each other.

      Want to make a change in this good ol' boy judges system? Write or call your delegates and senators, demand they eliminate Judicial Immunity and make the good ol' boys liable for their corruption.

Virginia State Bar has been illegally Disciplining Attorneys for 40 years

 Virginia Court Cases Filed Expose the Virginia State Bar's Illegal Discipline System for 40 years

Virginia Supreme Court Justice Donald W. Lemons

In the past few months, several Ethics Complaints have been filed in the Virginia Courts against Judges and attorneys which has exposed the Virginia State Bar had no authority to discipline attorneys. 

Since 1976, the VSB had no authority to prosecute or discipline attorneys as stated in Virginia Codes passed by the Virginia General Assembly. The VSB only has authority to investigate and report.

An important fact is that there are no "statute of limitations" for Ethics Complaints against attorneys.

The Virginia General Assembly established the State Agencies, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (JIRC) and Virginia State Bar to only investigate and report violations of Virginia Judicial Canons and Virginia Code of Professional Conduct committed by Virginia judges and lawyers to the appropriate Virginia courts.

As each Ethics Complaints are being heard, Judges are issuing orders which support Va. Code § 54.1-3915. simply stating that only the Virginia Courts have authority to discipline attorneys in Ethics Complaints.

The Virginia Attorney General's Office who is appointed to defend judicial officers in Ethics Complaints have not challenged Va. Code § 54.1-3915 and based their defense pleadings on Judicial Immunity.

Supreme Court of Virginia Rule 13-2 - Authority of the Courts

Nothing in this Paragraph shall be interpreted so as to eliminate, restrict or impair the jurisdiction of the courts of this Commonwealth to deal with the disciplining of Attorneys as provided by law. Every Judge shall have authority to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of clients of any Attorney whose License is subject to a Suspension or Revocation. Every Circuit Court shall have power to enforce any order, summons or subpoena issued by the Board, a District Committee or Bar Counsel and to adjudge disobedience thereof as contempt.

JUDGES ETHICS COMPLAINTS

Virginia Code § 54.1-3915 reserves the authority to the courts to discipline to Virginia attorneys practicing law in Virginia, and all Virginia judges who must be licensed to practice law in Virginia.

Judges do not have judicial immunity, absolute immunity, sovereign immunity, or qualified immunity, or any immunities, for intentionally and maliciously engaging in alleged unethical conduct violating the Virginia Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct and Virginia Canons of Judicial Conduct.

Judges do not have judicial immunity, absolute immunity, sovereign immunity, or qualified immunity, or any other immunity for violating rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

Judges do not have judicial immunity, absolute immunity, sovereign immunity, or qualified immunity, or any other immunity for acting outside their jurisdiction.

§ 54.1-3915 Restrictions as to rules and regulations:

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, the Supreme Court shall not promulgate rules or regulations prescribing a code of ethics governing the professional conduct of attorneys which are inconsistent with any statute; nor shall it promulgate any rule or regulation or method of procedure which eliminates the jurisdiction of the courts to deal with the discipline of attorneys...

Virginia Circuit Courts have sole jurisdiction for civil Ethics Complaints alleging unethical conduct of attorneys under VA Code § 54.1-3915.

Va. Code § 54.1-3915 is the applicable Virginia statute in this case and sets out that the Supreme Court of Virginia shall not “promulgate any rule or regulation or method of procedure which eliminates the jurisdiction of the courts to deal with the discipline of attorneys...”.         

Va Code § 54.1-3915 provides no restrictions on who may file an ethics complaint against attorneys practicing law in Virginia. See Drewry, 161 Va. at 842, 172 S.E. at 286(Va 1934).

Based on VA Code § 54.1-3915 and all other applicable statutes, the Virginia State Bar does not have statutory authority to prosecute or discipline attorneys.

The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board and District Committees members are not judicial officials appointed by the Virginia General Assembly to serve as judges, hearing officers, or any other type of judicial official.

Those interested can review VA Codes § 54.1-3915 and all Sections from § 54.1-3900 through § 54.1-3915, to verify this information.

In 1976, the VA Supreme Court and the VSB started the completely confidential VSB Disciplinary Board and Disciplinary System through only Virginia Supreme Court Rules and Regulations to take the cases in-house to hide the favors they were giving to the powerful lawyers practicing in Virginia.

Ethics Cases Currently Filed in Virginia Courts

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division Case 3:21-cv-00638
• Henrico County Circuit Court CL21005758, CL21005759, CL21006572
• Louisa County Circuit Court CL21000136, CL21000137, CL21000138, CL21000209, CL21000221, CL21000222
• Orange County Circuit Court, CL21000427, CL21000704, CL21000851

Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice hiding from being served in Ethics Complaint

When high court justices hide from being served with court filings. 

Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons, Supreme Court of Virginia dodges service of a civil Ethics Complaint and a Petition for a Declaratory Judgment filed in the Circuit Court of the County of Louisa, Virginia.

Chief Justice Lemons refused three times to allow his office staff to accept substitute business service.

In a separate Ethics Complaint filed in Orange County, Virginia, Chief Justice Donald Lemons again refused service at his office and was served at his home at 1340 N. Ivanhoe street, Alexandria, VA, 22301.

Karen Gould, Executive Director of the Virginia State Bar accepted service and is represented by the Virginia Attorney General.

How does Chief Justice Lemons think that running from service is going to help him?

Rhetta M. Daniel filed an Ethics Complaint against Chief Justice Lemons and eleven other defendants, who are listed as:

Karen Gould, Executive Director of the VSB 

Chief Justice Lemons of the Supreme Court of Virginia 

E. Grier Ferguson, Esq., Executor and Trustee of Judge William Wellington Jones (deceased)

Alison R. Zizzo, Esq., Ferguson's attorney 

Vanessa Stillman, Esq., Ferguson's attorney 

Nathan Olansen, Esq., Ferguson's attorney

Glen M. Robertson, Esq., Ferguson's attorney

Judge John F. Daffron, Jr. (ret. Chesterfield), sitting specially in the City of Suffolk Circuit Court - Appointed by the VA Supreme Court 

Judge H. Thomas Padrick, Jr. (ret. Virginia Beach), sitting specially in the City of Suffolk Circuit Court. Appointed by the VA Supreme Court 

W. Randolph Carter, Jr. L, Clerk of the City of Suffolk Circuit Court 

Elizabeth K. Shoenfeld, Esq., Asst. Bar Counsel

Prescott L. Prince, Esq., Asst. Bar Counsel

The Ethics Complaint filed on June 09, 2021 can be viewed at the below link:

ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED IN LOUISA COUNTY

The Ethics Complaint filed lists the following offences:

Case # CL 21-209

Ethics allegations: Failing to report other attorneys and judges unethical and criminal actions for prosecution.

Knowing violating Virginia laws since he became a Justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia.

CL 21-221

Declaratory Judgment:

Seeking a decision from the Louisa Circuit Court that since 1976, the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Virginia State Bar have disregarded Virginia Statutes and knowingly broken the law.

Ethics & Declaratory Judgments Cases:

Both deal with:

The collusion of the VSB and the Supreme Court of Virginia has caused thousands of Complaints to be dismissed without investigation and thousands of lawyers to be disciplined without the VSB having the statutory authority to impose any discipline.

It's a criminal act (accessory after the fact) to fail to report evidence of a crime to the appropriate federal or state authorities. The VSB & the VA Sup Ct rarely report evidence of a crime even though they are mandated to do so by the VSB Code of Professional Conduct and the Virginia Supreme Court Rules of Procedure for the VSB.

Va Sup Ct Procedural Rule 13-30 

G. Disclosure of Criminal Activity. If Bar Counsel or a Chair of the Board or a Chair of a District Committee discovers evidence of criminal activity by an Attorney, Bar Counsel, the Chair of the Board or a Chair of a District Committee shall forward such evidence to the appropriate Commonwealth’s Attorney, United States Attorney or other law enforcement agency. The Attorney concerned shall be notified whenever this information is transmitted pursuant to this subparagraph 13-30 unless Bar Counsel decides that giving such notice will prejudice a disciplinary investigation.