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By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:31:52 +0000

In terms of helping the victim, it might make sense to contact Jill Porter at the Philadelphia Daily News. She's written a bunch of columns about the case and has interviewed the victim, and she probably knows how to get in touch with the victim. I don't know what kind of help would be helpful, but it might be worth asking. I don't have any idea how to get rid of the judge. I'd be curious to hear what other people propose.

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:55:19 +0000

(that wasn’t meant towards Jill personally, the delete part was for her) but it just seems to me a whole lot of folk were totally silent on this case, and it boggles my mind…

Yup. I know a lot of us (myself included) contacted the Bar Association as per Zuzu’s suggestion in her older post. Here, we posted info on voting Deni out of office for all the Philly residents who were reading. But of course it was too little, coming from too small a source. I’m not sure, at this point, what we can do now that she’s been re-elected. But if I think of or hear of anything, I’ll post it.

By: Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:58:27 +0000

(that wasn’t meant towards Jill personally, the delete part was for her) but it just seems to me a whole lot of folk were totally silent on this case, and it boggles my mind…

Atrios gave it a boost. Not that he's the be-all and end-all of blogging, but he's pretty high up in the food chain.

By: durga_is_my_homey

durga_is_my_homey — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:18:53 +0000

I have to second something – is there a way to help the victim in this case, ANY way? I haven’t found much and I understand she may be remianing anonymous.

Also, what can I as somebody from Michigan do to make this “judge”‘s life and job a living hell? I don’t mean violence or harrassment, just so that she doesn’t forget this and so that this isn’t the end of the steps being taken to get her fired?

By: RenegadeEvolution

RenegadeEvolution — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:43:16 +0000

(that wasn’t meant towards Jill personally, the delete part was for her) but it just seems to me a whole lot of folk were totally silent on this case, and it boggles my mind…

By: annalouise

annalouise — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:14:45 +0000

ps. I sent another letter to the judicial conduct board asking them to whatever they can to keep Judge Deni from practicing law. But I don’t know enough about how they operate to know what they can do.

By: annalouise

annalouise — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:09:56 +0000

Now what can we do?

I dont’ know nearly enough about the legal system to say but:

Is it possible that with enough pressure the bar association can rescind her license to practice?

Is it possible that attorneys can file enough motions enough times saying that she can’t possibly be unbiased so that there are no, or nearly no cases on which she can rule?

Is it possible that people can stand outside the courthouse and picket every day she comes to work until she quits from the harrassment?

Do any of these things have any possibility of working?

By: RenegadeEvolution

RenegadeEvolution — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:47:03 +0000

Jill..

If this id too hostile…..delete..

We whores faxed, called, emailed, yelled….

Where the hell were you?

By: Fuck. : The Curvature

Fuck. : The Curvature — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:18:52 +0000

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