A Quote from Judge Olds

Addressing the problem at the different stages of the criminal proceedings is daunting, said Eileen A. Olds, a judge in juvenile and domestic relations court in Chesapeake, Va., who is black and is president of the American Judges Association.

“There are so many levels within the process,” Judge Olds said. “You start with the police and what they are charging, and you get the magistrate, and who gets bail and who doesn’t, who gets the lawyer and who doesn’t.”

I see that she left out that fact that most of these judges don't fully pay attention to the case, like she had done many time in my cases. Where she was looking over another case file while she was to be listening to the case in front her.

Question of the Day

How can DCSE over write a Court Order?

Yes, I would like to know this myself. See my copy of my Child Support Order states that all payment are to go thru DCSE.

Now DCSE has allow my EX to close our case file with DCSE, yet the court order stands. Now I don't have a current address for my ex, so how am I to pay her direct.

I once brought this to the Judge Olds attention, She never did give me an answer. So judge.

Here we go once again

It would that my ex has decided to close our child support once again, and the DCSE has allowed her, even though it was order by Judge Olds, and another judge to gone through the DCSE no matter what.

The last time this happen I called the main office of the DCSE and spoke with someone in Nick Young office that told me if it was order by the court to go thru DCSE then only a court can close the case.

So i guess this will be my ex way to get me back in court, after a few miss payments so she can claim that i owe more then what I do.

I can only wonder it I do have to go back to court if our case will be back in front of olds. Like it was the last time she close the case for eight years then she decided that she wanted child support again.

Now she is really on a power trip.

On September 29, 2007, the Honorable Eileen A. Olds was inaugurated as the 46th President of the American Judges Association (AJA) at the Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC. This historic conference, consisting of American and Canadian judges, was the largest gathering ever of judges in North America. A joint plenary session featured Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the United States Supreme Court and Justice William Ian Corneil Binnie of the Supreme Court of Canada.

AJA is the largest independent association of judges in North America and serves as “The Voice of the Judiciary.” AJA aims to promote and improve the effective administration of justice; maintain the status and independence of the judiciary; provide continuing education for its members and the general public; and allows for the exchange of ideas amongst all judges. The membership is comprised of judges from all levels and jurisdictions.

Judge Olds began her legal profession in 1982 as a private practitioner specializing in criminal defense and domestic relations law. In 1995, she became one of two African American Judges appointed that year, and the first female judge of the First Judicial District of Virginia. She remains the only female jurist. She currently presides as a Judge of the Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, having served four years as the chief judge.

This latest accolade follows an impressive list of citations, awards, and leadership positions received throughout her judicial career. Judge Olds is the first Virginian to serve as AJA’s president since its inception in 1959.

Olds elected president-elect of American Judges Association

I bet she will be on power kick/trip in courtroom now.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Black- News.com)—Eileen A. Olds, an African American female judge of the Chesapeake (Va.) Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, recently was elected presidentelect of the American Judges Association (AJA) at the annual conference being held in New Orleans, La.

The AJA is the largest independent association of judges from both appellate and trial courts throughout the U.S. and Canada. Olds has previously served as secretary, vice president and a member of the Board of Governors. She also previously served on the executive committee and has chaired the Juvenile Justice, Bylaws, and Membership Committees of the AJA.

“I am honored that I will have the privilege to represent the AJA as the voice of the judiciary,” said Olds. “I am excited that all members of the judiciary will have an opportunity to be heard and to participate.”

Olds is a 1975 honor graduate from Indian River High School, Chesapeake, Va., and graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the Marshall- Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. She serves on the Virginia in the 21st Century Commission by appointment of the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. She has received numerous civic and judicial awards and citations, including the AJA Award for Outstanding Judicial Education and has served as Juris in Residence at William & Mary Law School.

Judge Olds is a member of the National Bar Association, Judicial Council; the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; the Links, Inc. and is a founding member of the Virginia Coalition of 100 Black Women.

She made history in 1995 when she became the first female, and the first African American judge of the First Judicial District of Virginia. Judge Olds now holds the distinction of being the first judge from Virginia to lead the AJA since its founding in 1959.

This is how the judge got her job

NAACP LOBBYING FOR A MINORITY JUDGE

The creation of a new judgeship in Chesapeake has black leaders hoping the General Assembly will change the face of the city's all-white, all-male judiciary early next year.

``We're not interested in anyone but a minority since Chesapeake does not have a minority, which, in 1994, is unacceptable to the African-American community,'' said Paul Gillis, areawide chairman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

``We're just not going to accept anybody else but an African-American.''

State legislators said it was too early to identify candidates since the measure has not yet been approved by the entire General Assembly. But one possible front-runner is Chesapeake lawyer Eileen Olds, who would satisfy the need for a female and minority presence on the bench.

``Eileen Olds should be No. 1 in the listing for the judgeship,'' said March Cromuel, president of the Chesapeake branch of the NAACP. ``She is probably the senior black attorney in the city, and we feel that she is well qualified and capable.''

Last year, Olds' name surfaced after a group of black leaders met to protest the appointment of former state Del. V. Thomas Forehand to the General District Court bench. As legislative custom usually dictates, Forehand was appointed permanently after serving as the temporary replacement for Judge Stephen Comfort, who had resigned last May.

An Update to a another Post

I forgot to mention that Her Lawyer Heather B Crook, also want the judge to rewrite federal laws. She wanted to the judge to order that I couldn't sell or transfer my income from my mother death unless it was to my son. I told her in court that if was to die that minute he still won't get it. You may be asking why. Yes, He is my next of kin. But that income was from the death of my father. The Settlement called for it to go to his next of kin, My sister and I. If either one of us die and we don't have a will it goes to the last survivor living that was named in the court settlement papers.

I know this because it took us almost a year to find the settlement that was filed with the courts.

Politics' role in selecting judges condemned, defended

Virginia remains the only state in the nation in which the legislature - specifically the majority party - wields all the power in the judicial selection process.

That has made appointing judges a perk and an opportunity for patronage.

According to state campaign finance records, some judges appointed to the local trial courts - or their family members - made hefty campaign contributions to the legislators who picked them. Most donations occurred in the years just prior to their nominations.

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