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Video: Fox News 5 investigates Guardianship Abuse

June 20, 2015 by Robin

This video from Fox News5 details some of the abuses happening in probate courts in Nassau County, NY which are …
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Category: Judicial actions, Probate Attorneys, Video | Tags: attorney William Bryk, Nassau County NY, Reporter Mary Garofalo, social worker Sam Rausman

Naples woman Karen Federighi says she was “imprisoned” in guardianship case. “Sheer panic, like a prisoner,” she said.
North Carolinians describe guardianship as a ‘sick, twisted process and you’re just basically stripped of your civil rights.” Guardianship is a court process where anyone can claim you’re incompetent and petition to be your guardian.
The 20th Judicial District (Boulder) Judicial Performance Commission held a public hearing May 15, 2018 to receive comments about judges. They’re not required to hold a hearing. And after recent statutory revisions, public hearings aren’t recommended anymore. The judges up for retention this year are: District Court Judges Thomas Mulvahill and Norma Sierra, and County Court Judges David Archuleta and Elizabeth Brodsky.
Houston federal judge allows state judge to be sued. Southern District Chief Justice Lee H. Rosenthal recently issued a landmark ruling allowing a wrongful death lawsuit against a Houston probate judge to proceed in an adult guardianship claim. Sherry Johnston sued Harris County Probate Judge Christine Butts in 2016, alleging that her elderly mother Willie Jo Mills suffered broken bones and a rapid, preventable decline, which contributed to malnutrition and death when Mills was a ward of the State of Texas under guardianship.
Judicial Performance Commission to hold public hearing Boulder judges up for retention. The hearing will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Courtroom F of the Boulder County Justice Center, 1777 Sixth St.