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murielm99

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1. Should a Fawell be the judge in this case?

Reply to LegalScholar (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:13 PM

Jul 2013

What is her relationship to Scott Fawell, who went to jail for five years, until he rolled on Ryan? Is she unbiased? I think any member of the Fawell family, given their ties to Ryan and their powerful status in the Illinois republican party, should disqualify themselves.

In Illinois, families run things in both parties. I still think that Blagojevich was retried and given a harsh sentence because he crossed the Madigan family. The politics in my state are Byzantine.

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Heavyweight Former Federal Prosecutor Patrick Collins vs. DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin [View all] LegalScholar Jul 2013 OP

Should a Fawell be the judge in this case? murielm99 Jul 2013 #1

Scotty LegalScholar Jul 2013 #2

P.S. LegalScholar Jul 2013 #3

I grew up in West Chicago. murielm99 Jul 2013 #4

Then... LegalScholar Jul 2013 #5

The people being accused may or may not be corrupt. murielm99 Jul 2013 #6

Exactly. LegalScholar Jul 2013 #7