Criminal complaint to be filed with law enforcement authorities and the Supreme Court of Virginia for Judge Daniel Balfour, Judge Jacqueline McClenney, Robert L. Freed, Julie S. Palmer, and Michael Harman for violating Va. Code § 18.2-481. Treason.
The accused conspired together to usurp the authority of the Supreme Court of Virginia and form their own "kangaroo" court to obtain favorable court decisions for their clients.
Attorney Julie S. Palmer and Michael Harman represented Robert Freed in the ethics complaint filed on September 17, 2021, which was dismissed on February 17, 2022, and is pending appeal in the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Retired Judge Daniel Balfour presided over the case but had no legal authority to do so, as the Richmond Circuit court judges never recused themselves from the case. SCV Chief Justice Goodwyn never entered a designation order giving authority to Judge Daniel Balfour to preside over the case.
Only the Chief Justice of the SCV has the authority under Va. Code § 17.1-105. to designate Judges if the current circuit court judges cannot preside. Va. Code § 17.1-105 states:
B. If all the judges of any court of record are so situated in respect to any case, civil or criminal, pending in their court as to render it improper, in their opinion, for them to preside at the trial, unless the cause or proceeding is removed, as provided by law, they shall enter the fact of record and the clerk of the court shall at once certify the same to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who shall designate a judge of some other court of record or a retired judge of any such court to preside at the trial of such case.
On July 24, 2023, Richmond Circuit Court records for CL23-2383 indicate Robert Freed is a co-defendant with his clients, conspiring together to extort $100,000 from a family member who was a foreign resident. They failed to serve him according to the Hague Service Treaty and obtained a default judgment without notifying him of any pending legal action.
Robert Freed, Julie S. Palmer, and Michael Harman, conspired with Judge Daniel T. Balfour and Judge Jacqueline McClenney to conduct a hearing without the Richmond Circuit court judges recusing themselves from the case and SCV Chief Justice Goodwyn not issuing an order designating Judge Balfour to preside over the case.
Richmond Circuit Court Judge Jacqueline McClenney was presiding over case no. CL23-2383 and had issued two orders, suddenly without any notice or recusal order, Judge McClenney failed to show up for the July 24, 2023 hearing, instead Judge Balfour unexpectedly and without authority usurped the Chief Justice's authority and presided over the case and dismissed the case against Robert Freed and his clients.
Court records show that the Petitioner filed a letter of recusal on July 17, 2023, and a Motion for Recusal of Judge McClenney for serious conflict of interest on July 21, 2023. Judge McClenney shocked by the Motion for Recusal hid from her judicial duties and failed to issue an order.
