July 2, 2018
Dear Chief Judge Krista Marx,
I am writing this hoping you can help a lot of families in family court. My daughter has been in family court since 2004 and 14 years later she is still there. One of the biggest problems is the rotation of Judges and Magistrates. They have a case for a short period of time and then they are gone. The new Judge or Magistrate has to start all over again. This works very well for someone who wants to drag you through the court. They tell the same story over and over but for the new Judge or Magistrate, they have never heard it before. I would ask that at the very least you let a Judge finish their case. This would also help to clear up many court cases, saving litigants and the courts much time and money (my daughter has gone into heavy debt, having been forced to spend over $400,000).
Below is the history of Judges and Magistrates from 2004 to present.
2004 – Judge Berger
2005 – Magistrate Shearer
2005 – 2008 Judge Burton
2008 -2009 Judge Colin
2009 – 2011 Judge Burton
2013 Magistrate Cohen
2014 – 2015 Magistrate Williams
2016 – Magistrate Willis
September 2016 – Judge Goodman
2018 – Judge Coates
2018 – Judge Feuer
As of June 30, 2018 there are 1,380 dockets on the case.
It is very sad and unfortunate that so many people are getting caught in the system because the courts are consistently providing a new audience (rotation of judges) to give people who abuse the court system a new platform. These cases go on and on, and are not in the best interest of any child. I hope you can help.
Thank you,
A Grandmother