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Sacramento Family Court Report Archives: Judge Jaime Roman, the Judge Pro Tem, and the Vexatious Litigant

Controversial divorce attorney and part-time Sacramento Superior Court judge Charlotte Keeley (R) leaves a family court hearing with client Katina Rapton. Keeley works as a volunteer judge in the same court.  

Judge Jaime Roman Controversy: Issues Vexatious Litigant Order Against Opposing Party for Part-Time Judge Divorce Attorney Charlotte Keeley Without Holding Required Court Hearing

Originally Published April 17, 2013

News Analysis & Opinion

The Sacramento Family Court News analysis team has been working overtime scrutinizing and trying to make sense of a controversial 20-page statement of decision issued on Nov. 14 of last year by Supervising Family Court Judge Jaime R. Roman. Click here for our initial report from 2012.

Roman's decision is now being challenged in both the Third District Court of Appeal, and in a federal class action lawsuit filed March 22 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. It is certain that taxpayers will get a substantial bill for each case.

Court watchdogs contend Roman's order exemplifies the overt lawlessness that occurs weekly in family court, and the preferential treatment that full-time judges provide for-profit attorneys who also serve as temporary judges. 

The unprecedented ruling - which was made-to-order for Judge Pro Tem attorney Charlotte Keeley - rewrites California vexatious litigant law and procedure. Watchdogs hold Judge Roman responsible for putting taxpayers on the financial hook for the costs of yet another unnecessary appeal from family court, and the federal litigation.

In another pointless appeal caused by judicial misconduct, Judge Matthew J. Gary unsuccessfully attempted a similar rewrite of putative spouse law and in 2011 was reversed in full by the Third District Court of Appeal. Our analysis indicates that Judge Roman's order likely is headed for the same fate. 

Off-the-Rails at Conjunction Junction

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The confusing legal rationale of Judge Roman's 20-page decision is constructed from a series of allegedly consistent conjunctions conjoining components of the Family Code, Code of Civil Procedure, and court rules. For example, Roman writes at page six:

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JUDGE THADD BLIZZARD: Judge with Priors for Ignoring State Law Ignores New State Law

Sacramento County Judge Thadd Blizzard, who ignored state law and effectively aided and abetted a child abduction when he was assigned to family court, is once again issuing decisions that are contrary to law, according to court watchdogs.  

The Davis Vanguard reports that Blizzard claims to have found a loophole to allow him to disregard a new state law that provides for a pretrial diversion program for most misdemeanor DUI cases.   

One of the exclusions is not misdemeanor DUI. Attorneys in Sacramento note that Judge Thadd A. Blizzard has pointed to a decades-old vehicle code provision to deny diversion for misdemeanor DUI cases.

One attorney described his client as a perfect candidate, with no record and a good job, impressive references, and a blood alcohol level barely over the legal limit who was pulled over for an equipment violation. In this case, the attorney and client went to the DMV and challenged the license suspension, based on evidence that he was not driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or higher.

Still, Judge Blizzard pointed to an old vehicle code provision under section 23640 that says a person can’t enroll or participate in a treatment program to put their case on hold and eventually have the case dismissed.

Read the story at The Davis Vanguard. 

Identifying and Understanding Judge Misconduct Using the California Judicial Conduct Handbook: News You Can Use

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