Eddie Burke

An AZ Latino Republican Association Leader Aided Sham Candidate Olivia Cortes

Local Woman Who Represented Self In Med-Mal Suit Gets Second Crack At Allegedly Wayward Doc

The old saw that he who represents himself in court has a fool for a client carries weight with us, having seen the usually sorry outcomes of such endeavors.   ​But an Arizona Court of Appeals decision filed last week gives a local woman hope that her self-composed lawsuit against a bo ... More >>

Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish

Cortes-gate Unravels, and All Arizona Needs Is a Prosecutor Willing to Do His Job

Russell Pearce's Cortes Scandal: Tom Ryan Challenges the Media, Lester Pearce Flips Out

Dennis Gilman's video of Ryan's press conference yesterdayAttorney Tom Ryan was in rare form Thursday afternoon as he faced the media with his client, Mary Lou Boettcher, the plaintiff in the lawsuit against sham candidate Olivia Cortes, and his co-counsel H. Micheal Wright. The scene was Mesa's Wri ... More >>

A Court Hearing Reveals Olivia Cortes as a Bumbling Idiot

Russell Pearce's Sham Candidate's Lawyer Seeks to Stop Friday Hearing (w/Updates)

Just when you thought you could go one day without more shenanigans from the pro-Pearce crowd, here comes Anthony Tsontakis, attorney for sham recall candidate Olivia Cortes, with a desperate appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, seeking to halt a Friday hearing where more evidence is to be introduce ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall: Judge to Allow New Evidence in Lawsuit Challenging Olivia Cortes

It ain't over till it's over, and the lawsuit challenging the sham recall candidacy of Olivia Cortes ain't over, yet.Though Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Edward Burke yesterday refused to remove Cortes from the ballot, on Friday at 3:30, he will allow the plaintiff's lawyers, Tom Ryan and H. ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall: Lawyers File Emergency Motion to Delay Judge's Ruling (w/Update)

UPDATE: Judge Burke has just ruled thrown out the complaint, despite this 11th hour effort by Wright and Ryan. Will post decision shortly.UPDATE 2, 1:30 PM: You can read Burke's ruling, here.CORRECTION: The judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order. The lawsuit is still alive, th ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall: Judge Allows Olivia Cortes to Stay on Ballot

Despite an 11th hour motion asking for a delay in a ruling in the lawsuit aimed at sham recall candidate Olivia Cortes, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Edward Burke denied the plaintiff's application for a temporary restraining order, leaving Cortes on the November 8 ballot in Legislative Distr ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Tea Party on Trial: Olivia Cortes Plays "Useful Idiot"

Election law attorney Tom Ryan may not get Legislative District 18 recall candidate Olivia Cortes booted from the November 8 ballot, but on Thursday, with the assistance of co-counsel H. Michael Wright,  Ryan effectively put the Tea Party on trial. And at least metaphorically, the verdict was g ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Olivia Cortes Will Appear in Court Thursday

Olivia Cortes, the so-called "sham" recall candidate supported by backers of state Senate President Russell Pearce, will appear in Maricopa County Superior Court tomorrow before Judge Edward Burke in a hearing to determine whether she will remain on the November 8 ballot in Legislative District 18.B ... More >>

Russell Pearce's "Sham" Candidate Olivia Cortes' Date in Court This Thursday

oliviacortes.comWill Lisa Hauser end up defending Olivia Cortes as well? I wouldn't be surprised.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Edward Burke will preside over a hearing this Thursday in a lawsuit brought by elections law attorney Tom Ryan, alleging that Olivia Cortes' candidacy for state Senat ... More >>

Pinal County Judge William O'Neil Becomes Arizona's First Presiding Disciplinary Judge

  William O'Neil has been named as the state's first Presiding Disciplinary Judge.​Whuu-chhh!   There's a new Disciplinary Judge in town. And he's looking to break in his whip on the backs of Arizona's worst lawyers. As part of a sweeping change in attorney-discipline ... More >>

Augustus Shaw Ruling Expected Today; Tempe Legislative Candidate Says He Moved to District 17 for Son

Photo: Ray SternAugustus Shaw following yesterday's court challenge to his residency qualifications to run for office in State Legislative District 17.​The mood at the courtroom hearing was light.Maricopa County Judge Edward Burke cracked jokes about Augustus Shaw's lack of hair, Shaw smiled and w ... More >>

Augustus Shaw Won't Appear on Ballot as State House Candidate; Arpaio-Backed Republican Doesn't Live in District, Judge Rules

  Photo: Ray Stern Augustus Shaw leaves yesterday's court hearing. Today, a judge kicked the Republican State House candidate off the ballot.​Augustus Shaw, Republican candidate for State Representative, has been kicked out of the race by a judge because he doesn't live in the ri ... More >>

Something Smells in Glendale: Did the City Steer the Phoenix Coyotes Franchise to an Insider?

Goldwater Institute Attempts to Intervene in Coyotes' Bankruptcy

​Saying that bankruptcy court might be the only place to stop a deal that forces taxpayers into subsidizing the Phoenix Coyotes, the Goldwater Institute filed a motion this afternoon asking to the judge to allow them to intervene in the case.The motion is filed on behalf of eight Glendale taxpayer ... More >>

Something Smells in Glendale: Did the City Steer the Phoenix Coyotes Franchise to an Insider?

It's Time to Kick Andrew Thomas Off the Stapley Investigation

Before Don Stapley’s Indictment, There Was the Land Deal

School Redistricting Law Screw-up: Judge Says Tolleson-area Proposition Fails

Kids, this is why paying attention to the small details is important. The one school redistricting scheme on the ballot that seemed to have passed in last month's election has been shot down because the state's redistricting law uses the phrase "qualified electors" where it should say "v ... More >>

Letters from the issue of Thursday, April 17, 2008

ADOT didn't just fire Cliff Young; it attempted to crucify him

Who's Sorry Now?

Andy Thomas eats crow to save his political career, but wants us to apologize to Sheriff Joe. Fat chance

SMACKDOWN! Judge Edward Burke bitchslaps Dennis Wilenchik & Andrew Thomas.

Dennis "Demon Dog" Wilenchik’s Day in Judge Ed Burke’s Court

Family Secrets

Sally Carbajal predicted her husband, Danny, would never let her get the money. She never did

Hypercomback

While blasting the company's behavior, judge says aggrieved woman didn't prove her case

Hypercom Confidential

Colleen Smith claims her boss at Hypercom Corporation raped her. The company says it wanted to make things right. So the human resources director started hitting on her.

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