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.
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.