Hi Everyone,
Here is the response that the Canadian Judicial Council emailed me. Now there are a few interesting things about the response and the timing of it. This is what I mean.
The first thing that I would like everyone to note is that I posted a blog titled, Complaint Letter to the Federal Canadian Judicial Council on Friday October 25, 2013. Here is the link, http://arebelsrant.com/complaint-letter-to-the-federal-canadian-judicial-council/ Then on Monday, (the next business day), I received a telephone call from who I believe was from the secretary of the Canadian Judicial Council, informing me that the Executive was reviewing my complaint. I blogged about that conversation on Tuesday October 29, 2013. Here is the link for that blog, http://arebelsrant.com/the-canadian-judicial-council/
Now, even though I received the email on Tuesday October 29, 2013, the date on the email sent to me is Monday October 28, 2013, the same day that I received the telephone call from the secretary and the email is NOT from the Executive. That also means that the Canadian Judicial Council DID NOT take 2-3 weeks to review my complaint. In my opinion, it would appear that the Canadian Judicial Council invested, little time in my complaint to them, for what I consider a matter that never should have existed, had the then Judge, now Honourable Madame M. A. Scott done her job properly. After all that was what the taxpayers, including myself, were paying her, duty counsel and ALL of the other judges after her to, in order to try to correct Judge M. A. Scott’s HUGE error of law which is readily apparent. Here is the Canadian Judicial Council’s response to my complaint. It, like the date and the time it took them to review my complaint is very telling.
CJC File: 13-0317
28 October 2013
Ms. Anna Leber
By email: (my personal email address)
Dear Ms Leber:
Thank you for your correspondence dated, (the date I emailed them) to the Canadian Judicial Council in which you express your concerns about Honourable Margaret Ann C. Scott of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.
For your reference, the mandate of the Canadian Judicial Council includes the review of the complaints made about the conduct of federally-appointed judges. Judicial conduct can generally be described as referring to the high standards of personal conduct and behaviour that is expected of judges, both in and out of court. When someone writes to the Canadian Judicial Council with a specific complaint about the conduct of a particular judge, they can be assured that their complaint will be reviewed in a timely manner, in accordance with Council’s Complaint Procedures.
After a thorough review, the Council may make a recommendation that a judge be removed from office in cases where the judge is unable to perform their duties for reasons of age, infirmity, misconduct, failure to execute the duties of the position, or being in the position incompatible with the functions of a judge. Council may also express concern about a judge’s conduct and may, at times, recommend that certain remedial measures such as counseling and training be pursued.
It is important to note that Council is not a court and cannot intervene in the court process.
I have carefully read your letter in which you indicate being “not convinced that Justice Scott reviewed all the information” relating to the certain financial matters previously put forward. Specifically, you request that Council undertake an urgent review of the financial information on the file in preparation for your upcoming Trial Management Conference scheduled for 8 November 2013.
Please note, that while I understand your frustration given this matter and note your sense of urgency given your imminent court date, Council cannot intervene in the way that you have requested. As mentioned above, Council is not a court and cannot engage in court matters or review documents in order to determine whether or not a judge correctly assessed them. If you have questions pertaining to a judge’s assessment of evidence, including the veracity of financial information put forward by various parties, the proper place is the raise those questions in court, possibly by means of appeal.
As you do not appear to me to be raising any issues of judicial misconduct, I think you for writing to Council to share your concerns,
Yours Sincerely,
(Electronic signature)
Johanna Laporte
Director, Communications and Registry Services (The End)
I don’t know what anyone reading their email to me thinks, but I clearly have a few thoughts and I put them in my email to them. Am I going to post that in a blog? I’m not sure. But I will keep everyone posted because the way I see it, Judge M. A. Scott got paid by the province of Ontario, to perform a duty even if, in my opinion, she ROYALLY SCREWED IT UP!!!
You know, I just don’t think that it’s right for taxpayers to pay the price for a judge’s mistake, while the judge is learning the laws they are to uphold to the fullest and pay them their very handsome wage, not including the ALL of the perks! I am also of the belief that this is EXACTLY why I, like many others, have found ourselves in this situation. If even the governing body blows us off, it’s no mystery to me why NO ONE can get any justice in our unjust legal system!
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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