On Judicial Security

Eileen A. Olds, District Court Judge, Virginia, and AJA Secretary

Just after I had signed onto my computer to prepare the minutes of our recent midyear meeting, I was reminded again of how security concerns continue to plague judges and justices across this country.

"You are a lousy judge, and you should be removed from the bench" appeared as an instant message on my computer monitor from someone screen-named "Sinkiss." All kinds of thoughts crossed my mind: Isn't it 8:56 p.m. on a Thursday night? Am I not signed onto my home personal computer? Why is there a litigant even thinking about me at this hour? Isn't it a shame that personal information regarding judges is up for grabs to almost anyone without permission or scrutiny?

If you did your job fairly and just, then you shouldn't have thing to worryg about. Someone calling you a lousy judge is not a death threat it's a damn statement! A litigant could have been think about your sorry ass on that day, at the time for some other reason, maybe a child birthday, which he can't spend with his child due to your unending bais against fathers. Talking about that so called personal information about judges then I would suggest that you don't post your personal information the website. Yes the web, ie, your sorority web pages that list your name and email address. State sites that list your official email address on their website.. Virginia Pilot that wrote about your appointment to the bench, and other items dealing with you. Public groups where you were, are going to a public speaker at.

When individuals began prying into information that is not generally for public dissemination, or that we have not made available to them, it raises suspicion and should not be ignored. Until now, "Sinkiss" had never contacted me personally. I have known of his existence for approximately two months, as he maintains a "Blogspot" (a personal diary that he chronicles on the Internet) titled "My Fight in Family Court Chesapeake Virginia" dedicated to describing his experiences within the court system. He does not know that I am aware of this.

So was this the reason you finially took your sorry ass off my case. You stated the reason was you had third party info about this case. Please you had information giving to you many time from a third party that you even stated to the fact that you have receive said info in court many time. You never took you ass off then.

Had this been in years past, I may not have given it much thought. Incidents such as the recent Atlanta courthouse murders and the Chicago federal judge's slain family, however, remind me that what at first glance may look like an innocent or curious act can actually end with tragic results. I am concerned about these types of encroachments into our personal lives. We all should be. We should not have to juggle safety concerns and bear the awesome responsibilities and duties of our positions while at work, in addition to dodging threats to our personal safety in our homes. That is why the AJA president Gayle Nachtigal should be applauded for publicly responding immediately after those recent horrifying events. She should also be commended for actively participating in the National Center for State Courts' summit on court security held thereafter. It is not just within the confines of our courtrooms that we must be vigilant with security issues. That, and other issues confronting the judiciary, is also why our coming together for AJA annual and midyear meetings has taken on greater significance. It is important now more than ever that judges have a forum for addressing concerns that are distinctive to them. The American Judges Association is no longer just an organization that caters to judicial education and camaraderie; it serves as the advocate and the outlet that all judges need.

Face it you know you shouldn't be on the bench at all in family court, since you have shown that you don't fully pay attention to the case infront of you, for this reason is why JDR courts are not courts of records. So in them you can hide your illegal actions and your bias against fathers. You sanction baby selling and give a Female rapist of a 14 yo a P.R Bond. Where if it was a man you would have order a higher bond it not just right out jail til trial.