What's The Judicial Conduct Board, PA Really Doing With Complaints About Judicial Misconduct?

What's The Judicial Conduct Board, PA Really Doing With Complaints About Judicial Misconduct?



Dr. Van Stone, Phila. Front Page News,
The Thoughts Of Black Men, Leader.

Independent Members of The Thoughts of Black Men (TBM), who serve as TBM Chapter Leaders based by city in the TBM Administration, offered up a charge against the Judicial Conduct Board (JCB). It was that the PA complaint reviewers of PA judges' wrongdoing are making decisions not based on the evidence of filed complaints. But that those decisions are based on who the judges are before them or what court level they are from or what is their race.

As a result, Dr. Van Stone Downing, Phila. Front Page News and TBM leader, and Teee Coston, TBM Founder and Phila. Front Page News claimed many Philadelphians and residents of Delaware County, PA are being denied access to justice. Also that many members of the TBM are disgruntled and frustrated.

"They know that they are doing wrong; the victim in the court of PA common pleas knows when his and her rights are being abused and the complainant knows when his or her rights are being abused," Dr. Van Stone Downing said. "The judge and the court level, whoever they are, should not be a factor as to if a JCB complaint is dismissed or not by the JCB, PA. It is the evidence and complaints that have been acted upon. The JCB, PA should decide on the basis of the evidence and the law. Also to be considered: the fact that it has been disciplined when lower level court judges have done the same thing that high level court judges have done."

Both Teee Coston and Dr. Van Stone have charged that persons who do not get an opportunity to appeal JCB, PA dismissals and do not get any explanation of why the JCB, PA dismissed a complaint continue to be denied justice.

"Certain members of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas judiciary undermine the state level court and hurt citizens that appear in Media Delaware County Courthouse to the point that citizens can not defend themselves. The JCB, PA just might clearly be a tainted judicial conduct board," said Dr. Stone.

Coston has a very strong view about the JCB, PA. since he feels that this is not fair because the JCB, PA is not a part of the judicial system.

"It is a serious situation because mainly in Delaware County, PA lawyers refuse to go before court of common pleas judges. And this leaves the citizen who is representing himself or herself appearing in the Media, PA court of common pleas in a victimized state," said Dr. Stone.

"A practice has developed in Media, PA Court where common pleas judges feel that they are beyond discipline. You can’t criticize them because the JCB, PA is not a system. And the JCB, PA will not look at a complaint against Media, PA court of common pleas judges because the JCB feel that these justices are beyond scrutiny," says Dr. Stone.

Teee Coston and Dr. Van Stone and a few TBM members are also reminding the JCB, PA that a Legal Commission of some kind can be sought out to conduct its work dealing with complaints against justices and how the JCB, PA is handling them. The TBM leaders hope the government will seek to put in place a system of legal support that will review complaints dismissed by the JCB, PA. For more info about the TBM and if you'd like to become a supporter or member of the TBM group, please contact the TBM at Thethoughtblkmen@aol.com.