Judicial Ethics

Judicial Watch vs. Goldwater Institute: Conservative Think Tanks Clash Over Taxpayer-Funded Police Union Work

A legal battle over whether Phoenix police union leaders should be able to perform union-related duties while collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries has pitted two uber-conservative groups -- Goldwater Institute and Judicial Watch -- against each other. At the crux of the debate is Goldwater's ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Wackjob Bro Lester and His Run In with Cari Gerchick

See also: Lester Pearce Submits Public Records Request About Ethics Complaint Against Him See also: Russell Pearce's Bro Lester Pearce, Busted See also: Russell Pearce's Brother, Judge Lester Pearce, Stumped for Brother at LD 19 Meeting See also: Russell Pearce's Supporters in LD 19 Outed as Olivia ... More >>

Phillip Woolbright, Justice of the Peace and "Servant of the Lord," Removed From Office

See also: Phillip Woolbright Relieved of Duties After Suspension RecommendationPreacher/Arrowhead Justice of the Peace Phillip Woolbright is now former Justice of the Peace Phillip Woolbright.Woolbright, who was elected to the position in 2010, was arrested almost exactly one year ago for violating ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Ethically-Challenged Bro Lester Pearce Files Exploratory Committee for Supervisor Run

As unsophisticated, marble-mouthed and ham-fisted former state Senate President Russell Pearce is as a politician, his brother, Justice of the Peace Lester Pearce, makes him look like Jack Kennedy by comparison.You may recall that Judge Pearce was linked to the Tea Party plot to put sham candid ... More >>

Former Mayor Phil Gordon's Years-Old Security-Detail Logs Finally Released; Don't Reveal Much We Didn't Already Know

Phoenix has made public portions of the logs that former Mayor Phil Gordon's security-detail once maintained to track how they spent their time. Though much anticipated, the documents hardly read like declassified top-secret Pentagon documents. Partly because their release comes more than two years ... More >>

Judicial Watch: Court Opinion Ordering Release of Mayor Phil Gordon's Security-Detail Logs a Victory for Transparency

​Judicial Watch, the Washington, D.C.-based conservative think-tank that went after Phoenix to force them to release logs maintained by Mayor Phil Gordon's security detail, is pleased with a recent court decision ordering their disclosure."Judicial Watch is excited by the ruling because it creates ... More >>

Phillip Woolbright, Arrowhead Justice of the Peace and "Servant of the Lord," Relieved of Duties After Suspension Recommendation

Arrowhead Justice of the Peace Phillip Woolbright, in his July booking photo.​ Arrowhead Justice of the Peace Phillip Woolbright's campaign Web site says he's a "part-time preacher, bringing morals and ethics to the bench."What a complete crock.The hypocritical judge/preacher was relieved of h ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Bro Lester Pearce, Busted

Evidence of Judge Pearce's violation of Arizona's Code of Judicial ConductThis justice, he ain't no good judge of the law. I mean Mesa Justice of the Peace Lester Pearce, brother of embattled state Senate President Russell Pearce, who apparently has abrogated Arizona's judicial code of conduct by ac ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Brother Judge Lester Pearce Campaigns for Russell Despite Ethics Rules

The judge plays defense for Pearce loyalist Pat Oldroyd at a recent LD 19 meetingLester Pearce, brother to state Senate President Russell Pearce and longtime Justice of the Pearce for the North Mesa Justice Court, allegedly has been campaigning on behalf of his embattled sibling, despite a prohibiti ... More >>

Richard Mellon Scaife's Cash Pays For Judicial Watch's Ideologically Motivated Lawsuits

Russell Pearce, Bigot, Claims President Will Need "Papers" to Visit Arizona

Pearce tells a bigot-boy joke at a Judicial Watch panel on immigration Chalk up another racist remark from Sand Land's neo-Nazi-hugging state Senate President-elect Russell Pearce. In D.C. to attend the oral arguments on Arizona's employer sanctions law before the U.S. Supreme Court, he stoppe ... More >>

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Judicial Watch To Appeal Court Decision Allowing Mayor Gordon To Withhold Bodyguard's Records

Expect a few more legal rounds between Judicial Watch and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon​Judicial Watch is planning to appeal a November 4 decision by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Rea that allows Gordon to keep secret two years' worth of his security-detail logs.Jim Peterson, an attorney f ... More >>

Judicial Watch Loses Phoenix Lawsuit: Mayor Phil Gordon Does Not Have to Release Security Detail Logs

Phil Gordon​Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Rea has denied Judicial Watch, a conservative think tank, access to two years' worth of security-detail logs kept by Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's bodyguards.Judicial Watch said it was considering its next steps, and that it would be a few ... More >>

Phoenix Wants Secret Court Hearing; Lawyers Don't Want Mayor Phil Gordon's Security Officers to Publicly Testify About Logs Tracking Gordon's Daily Activities

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon​Phoenix city attorneys want to shut out the public from a court hearing on Monday that will help a judge decide whether to force the city to release logs kept by Mayor Phil Gordon's publicly-funded security detail.Monday's hearing, one of many, is the result of a lawsuit ... More >>

Police Chief Jack Harris Won't Say Who Asked Him to Write Declaration in Support of Anti-1070 Lawsuit

  ​Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris won't tell Judicial Watch who asked him to write a letter in support of the feds' anti-1070 lawsuit. And he won't tell you, either. If you'll recall, Harris' declaration -- which ended up attached to the federal filing -- outlined ... More >>

Judicial Watch Lawsuit Against Phoenix for Refusing to Release Mayor Phil Gordon's Security-Detail Logs Set for September 27 Hearing

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Elissa Mullany, his girlfriend and former fundraiser.​Phoenix officials are scheduled to appear in Maricopa County Superior Court on September 27 to further explain why they are refusing to release Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's security-detail logs.A judge recently reje ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Still Faces Judicial Watch Lawsuit for Refusing to Release Security-Detail Logs

www.judicialwatch.org​ The City of Phoenix continues to refuse release of Mayor Phil Gordon's security-detail logs --kept by members of his security team who track Gordon's daily activities. They contain information such as where they dropped off and picked up the mayor and who was travelin ... More >>

Carlos Mendoza, Disgraced Justice of the Peace, Is Back

Carlos Mendoza is back? Say it ain't so!​Carlos Mendoza, the justice of the peace who "retired" under questionable circumstances in May 2008, appears to be exploring another run for office.Mendoza filed paperwork in December suggesting that his long dormant campaign-finance committee is agai ... More >>

Judicial Watch Demands Records from Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Security Detail

The city may have to turn over security logs for Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon -- or face a lawsuit.​ A conservative think-tank is demanding that the city of Phoenix release two years' worth of "activity logs" for Mayor Phil Gordon's security detail -- a set of records the city has previously re ... More >>

Cari Gerchick, Spokeswoman for Arizona Supreme Court, Another Layoff Victim

El Rushbo proved no match for departing court spokeswoman Cari Gerchick.​More bad news for journalists: Cari Gerchick, one of the more helpful public information officers in Arizona, has fallen victim to budget cuts.Gerchick, who is also a lawyer, announced in an email this afternoon that her posi ... More >>

Judicial Watch Group Targets Double-Dipping by Phoenix Police Chief

​ Judicial Watch, a non-profit group based in Washington D.C., wants the state Attorney General's Office to find a way to reduce the paycheck of Police Chief Jack Harris. The group wrote a letter to Attorney General Terry Goddard recently, asking him to file a lawsuit against the Phoenix Pol ... More >>

Tucson Extremist Roy Warden's Upcoming "Rally" to "Impeach" AZ Supreme Ruth McGregor

Roy Warden: Este pendejo, indeed...Anti-immigrant nutjob and Mexican flag-burner Roy Warden's coming to town Wednesday, December 10 for a "rally" to "impeach" Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor. Well, supposedly. According to e-mails the wacky Warden's sent out to the state Supreme Co ... More >>

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Under fire, Justice of the Peace Mendoza retires

Motion from Demon Dog Dennis Wilenchik and Candy "Babyface" Thomas shot down by Judge Barbara "Badass" Mundell.

Black and White -- and Over

A state panel again supports a judge's right to speak his mind

It's My Courtroom, and I'll Try Like I Want To

His daughter is a gubernatorial confidante. His appointment raised questions of cronyism. But it was Judge Ramon Alvarez's strange behavior in the courtroom that made him a target of misconduct allegations.