There he has been elected by many people but here a judge is elected by 4 or five people!
On 12/1/14, Rajendran Varadharajilu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi abinash thanks for your encourageble posts do well. > On Nov 30, 2014 10:58 PM, "avinash shahi" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Justice Yacoob was in Delhi last month. Hopefully we will have someone >> elevated to the Indian Supreme Court soon... >> The work-ethics of Justice Richard is simply superb; worcoholic man! >> >> http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/new_michigan_supreme_court_jus.html >> >> For 15 years, Michigan Supreme Court Justice-elect Richard Bernstein >> operated the public services division of his father's law firm with a >> "military-like precision." He says he'll bring that intensity to >> Michigan's highest court. >> >> The first blind person elected to the Michigan Supreme Court, >> Bernstein required rigid organization, structured schedules and >> focused execution to win cases. Now, a week after Tuesday's election, >> Bernstein said he's readying himself for Lansing in the same way. >> >> "We will do everything, not just well, but I have an insistence on >> excellence," Bernstein said Tuesday in a phone interview. "This is >> historic, this is the first time this (a blind person being elected to >> the Supreme Court) has happened. ... My chambers will not just operate >> well, they will be exemplary." >> >> Incumbent justices Brian Zahra and David Viviano won re-election to >> the Michigan Supreme Court on Nov. 4, rounding out the three spots >> that were up for grabs in the midterm election. >> >> However, it is the election of Bernstein that has grabbed the most >> headlines in the week following the election. Bernstein is the son of >> Sam Bernstein of the Sam Bernstein Law Firm, whose commercials have >> been a staple in the state of Michigan for years. >> >> It's a historic moment for blind people in the state of Michigan, said >> Rick Stevens, director of the Association for the Blind and Visually >> Impaired. >> >> "It's a confirmation people are chosen on the basis of their abilities >> and not their disabilities," Stevens said. >> >> Stevens said Bernstein's track record is impressive, having served on >> the Wayne State Board of Governors, taught law at the University of >> Michigan's Law School and won cases that made Detroit Metro Airport >> comply with American with Disability Act requirements and required the >> city of Detroit put wheelchair lifts on buses to give all riders equal >> access. >> >> Bernstein's election could be a major moment in blind and visually >> impaired people getting more considerations for jobs in the state, >> Stevens said. >> >> "I hope it serves recognition to other potential employers that >> abilities come in all forms and sometimes you have to look past the >> obvious," Stevens said. >> >> Bernstein's election to the Michigan Supreme Court will be his first >> time being a judge. He said his experience practicing law has served >> him well in preparing for him for Michigan's highest court. >> >> "I've learned from my litigation that the insertion of a word, the >> insertion of a phrase, or the removal of a word or a paragraph -- every >> word, sentence and phrase that is included in a Supreme Court decision >> has a tremendous significance and impact," he said. >> >> Bernstein's visual impairment won't mean any additional cost to >> Michigan taxpayers. He currently has a person who reads legal >> opinions, case law and research documents to him. It's expected that >> the cost of a reader for his time on the Michigan Supreme Court would >> come out of his already-allotted judicial budget. >> >> For public legal documents, the ADA requires the blind be provided >> with a qualified reader; information in large print (Braille) or >> electronically for use with a computer screen-reading program or an >> audio recording of printed information. >> >> Bernstein's plan is to adapt the processes he's put into place in his >> law office to the justice's chambers. >> >> In order to effectively argue cases in court, Bernstein would commit >> to memory anywhere from 30 to 40 cases that were vital to his case. >> He'd also memorize a number of cases that were vital to his opponents >> cases, so he'd be prepared to argue against those cases. He expects to >> do the same when he takes office on Jan. 1, 2015. >> >> "I can't do the things I've been able to do without absolutely fierce >> organization," he said. >> >> Since his election last week, there hasn't been any time for Bernstein >> to relax. He's begun the process of winding down his current cases and >> started hiring one senior clerk, three other clerks and a court >> administrator. Interviews for positions are scheduled for next week. >> >> "I haven't rested in six months and I don't plan to rest in the next >> couple of months, because there's a tremendous amount of work that has >> to be done," he said. >> >> Despite the constant work, Bernstein said he's thrilled at the >> opportunity to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court. >> >> He said he valued the sense of trust Michigan's voters put in him and >> he promised to reward that trust when he's in office. >> >> "When somebody votes for you, they're expressing their trust," he >> said. "When someone gives you their trust you have to focus every day >> on honoring that trust. ... My focus is going to be on honoring that >> trust every single day." >> >> Kyle Feldscher is the Capitol education and MSU reporter for MLive >> Media Group. Reach him via email at [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its >> veracity; >> >> 2. 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