ARROGANCE OF THE LAW, BECAUSE THEY CAN- FORMER TEXAS JUDGE ELIZABETH E, COKER

Bad laws, Bad decisions, Bad judges, Bad ethics,

In dysfunctional Court Systems across the country, complaints are heard about judges, prosecutors who are incompetent, law enforcement agencies that abuse their power, and government that rules by selective intimidation under the guise of the "laws". 

These bad judges terrorize courtrooms, the bad Prosecutors abuse their Office by Prosecutorial Abuse, and the bad Law Enforcement Agencies that are intoxicated with their powers. All  impair the functioning of the legal system and undermine public confidence in the law.

The disease of our legal system  is defined by me as the Arrogance of the Law and it's completely out of control.

We hear about it every day, some of us have/are experiencing it, and most of all, victims or their families seeking justice are often re-victimized by the denial within the legal system of their rights to due process under the law.

There was an article that I saw today which illustrates very clearly how broken the justice system in America is today.

As it turns out this was an old story first reported in late October, 2013 and I just got wind of it this morning. 

Below I have created a timeline summarizing the main points of this story as it continue to the present:

                

October 21, 2013:

                        

 

Texas district Judge Elizabeth E. Coker (photo above)  is stepping down from the bench after being caught  engaging in a massive perversion of justice.  A whistle blower revealed that Corker was sending  text messages to prosecutors with suggestions  on questions to ask in court in order to secure a conviction.  State District Judge Elizabeth E. Coker who sits on the  bench over Trinity, Polk and San Jacinto counties  has resigned under fire in a texting controversy,  according to a voluntary agreement with the  State Commission on Judicial Conduct. It stems from complaints and media stories alleging  that Coker "had engaged in improper ex parte text  communications with Polk County Assistant District  Attorney Kaycee Jones while Judge Coker presided"  over a criminal trial in August of 2012. With those complaints, "the commission commenced  an investigation into allegations that Judge Coker  used Assistant District Attorney Jones to privately  communicate information" about the case  "to suggest questions for the prosecutor to ask  during the trial" among other issues. The commission noted that she “allegedly exhibited a bias  in favor of certain attorneys and a prejudice against others  in both her judicial rulings and her court appointments.”  Investigators also expressed concerns that Coker  “discussed the Commission’s investigation and [her]  written responses to the investigation with a material witness  prior to that witness’ testimony before the Commission  in an apparent attempt to influence that witness,  that the judge may not have been candid and truthful in her  testimony before the Commission when questioned  about her contact with the witness.” The agreement also said the commission looked into  other complaints that Coker allegedy engaged in other  improper communications and meetings with Jones,  other members of the Polk County prosecutor's office,  the San Jacinto County District Attorney and certain  defense attorneys. The agreement goes on to say "the parties agree that  the allegations of judicial misconduct, if found to be true,  could result in disciplinary action against Judge Coker."  As a result, the parties sought to resolve the matter "without the time and expense of further disciplinary  proceedings." Coker did not admit any guilt or fault. Her resignation will take effect Dec. 6 but she will take  a voluntary leave of absence until that time and not perform  any official duties. Under the agreement, she will be  disqualified from sitting or serving as a judge in Texas. Coker, 46, has been a Judge for 14 years and is the third  generation in her family to serve on an East Texas bench.  Her father and grandfather also served December 8, 2013: Elizabeth Coker's resignation became effective Dec. 6.  Amazingly clueless, without any sense of shame, completely unfazed by her previous unfit behavior, she publicly,  vomitatiously announced two days later on December 8, a campaign to become the district attorney of Polk County.  She Wrote in A Face Book Post: “I am running for Polk County Criminal District Attorney!!!”  “The support and encouragement I am receiving has been  overwhelming and humbling.  I want to thank all my family, friends and supporters who still want me as a public servant.” Coker’s announcement on PolkCountyToday.com said  that she had “seen first hand the need for improvement  in the District Attorney’s office:  A better working relationship with all the law enforcement agencies in our great county; better communication with  witnesses and victims; utilizing assistant prosecutors  and staff to their fullest extent; training the newest prosecutors  and taking a proactive approach to managing the office while being mindful of taxpayers’ money.” March 5, 2014: Former Polk County Judge Elizabeth Coker, who resigned  last year after admitting she texted prosecutors during a trial, lost her bid Tuesday to unseat incumbent District Attorney Lee Hon. "I can't say to what extent that controversy contributed  to that outcome," said Hon, who got almost 4,000 votes  and Coker got about 2,000. In a recently obtained letter by television station KPRC  it was discovered that Former Polk County Prosecutor, Kaycee L. Jones, now a Polk County District Court Judge,  has admitted in writing to the Texas State Bar that she acted improperly while serving as an Assistant District Attorney. A copy of the April 29, 2013 letter was signed by the same  Kaycee L. Jones, 411th Judicial District Judge. The admission specifically details a series of text messages  Jones received from Elizabeth Coker, Judicial District Judge,  while Coker was on the bench during a trial. Judges are not supposed to transmit secret information to either the prosecution or the defense during a trial. Part of the letter signed by Jones reads: "On August 8, 2012, I did receive a text message  from Judge Coker that suggested a line of questioning  in an Injury to a Child trial over which she was presiding  and telling me to tell the trial prosecutor.  I was not the trial prosecutor and had nothing   to do with the investigation or prosecution of the case,  but I was present in the courtroom for portions of the trial  as an observer.  When I received the text, I hand wrote the text verbatim  and asked our investigator to deliver it to the prosecutor  who was trying the case... I deeply regret that I acted in this manner. It was wrong and I knew better." See the text message string between Coker and Jones here. March 28, 2015 Practicing Law today as a licensed Lawyer-Former Judge Elizabeth E. Coker: FIND A LAWYER { Back to Search Results } OVERVIEW CONTACT AND MAP Ms. Elizabeth Evelyn Coker Bar Card Number:00783853 Work Address:P.O. Box 300 Livingston, TX 77351 Work Phone Number:936-327-5890 Primary Practice Location:Livingston , Texas Current Member Status Eligible To Practice In Texas MEMBERSHIPS Justia LICENSE INFORMATION Bar Card Number:00783853 Texas License Date:11/06/1992 LAW SCHOOLS Law School Graduation Date Degree Earned Baylor University 05/1992 Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY HISTORY State of Texas* . Sanction Date of Entry Sanction Date Start - End Probation Date Start - End No Public Disciplinary History - Texas LAW SCHOOLS Law School Graduation Date Degree Earned Baylor University 05/1992 Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY HISTORY State of Texas* No Public Disciplinary History - Texas MORAL OF THE STORY: The reality is:They diminish your rights, then they diminish your existence, then they lie about it and say that you never existed  The Laws of our country never apply to them as it does for the rest of us. When it comes to the toxic Legal System we have in this Country, "they" almost always are above the law. NO jail term for Ms. Coker, No revocation of her license to practice law, no probation, no punishment at all for acts that would have sent a "regular" citizen  to jail, or at least resulted in some form of punishment. No admission of guilt, although the evidence against her is overwhelming.  Jones,now promoted to a Judge, later admits in a signed letter that she not only participated with former Judge Coker in numerous acts of unethical, potentially illegal behavior. Admission of guilt by the esteemed now Judge Jones, no removal of her as a Judge,no revocation of her license to practice law, no probation, no punishment at all for acts that would have sent a "regular" citizen  to jail or at least resulted in dome form of punishment.  They all are rewarded with "free, get out of jail cards". Because they can!

104 YEARS OLD-ELIZABETH SULLIVAN, HER DOCTOR IS DR PEPPER

                                          Centenarian Elizabeth Sullivan

This is one of those stories that imparts common sense wisdom, makes us smile, and comes from a "regular" person.

There are no complicated research studies to confuse us or contradict each others results, no fancy words.

This is real simple and there is much wisdom found in the words of how Elizabeth Sullivan lives her life.

For this Texas woman, the best doctor in the world is Dr Pepper.

Elizabeth Sullivan, who turned 104 on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, says drinking three cans of the soda a day is one of the secrets to her remarkable longevity.

Feisty and fit as a fiddle at 104, Sullivan said she does not need the advice of real doctors. Instead, she keeps another doctor on hand. Dr Pepper.

Sullivan, started gulping the trademark "23 flavors" after she turned 60. "I started drinking them about 40 years ago," said Sullivan. "Three a day. Every doctor that sees me says they'll kill you, but they die and I don't. So there must be a mistake somewhere."

She was 103 when she talked to the Star-Telegram in 2014 about her Dr Pepper habit, "When I hurt my ankle and I had to go to the doctor he asked me about my food, I said I don’t like tea or coffee, so I drink three Dr Peppers a day. He said ‘That will kill you.’ About 15 years later I had to change doctors because he died. I was still drinking three Dr Peppers a day, and I still do.”

Just What The Dr Ordered

But to Sullivan, the slogan may as well have been the doctor's orders. She even drinks Dr Pepper in the morning.

“People try to give me coffee for breakfast," she told CBSDFW.com.   "Well, I’d rather have a Dr Pepper.”

                  

For her birthday this year, she got a surprise cake shaped like Dr Pepper and a gift basket from Larry Young, CEO of Dr Pepper Snapple Group.

"When you live to be 104 and still can talk to nice people, you deserve some Dr. Pepper, but I never expected this," she said of all the attention.

Elizabeth, who taught math at a Paschal High School for 15 years, said she also doesn't bother with a lot of modern technology. She recently gave up driving, but shows no signs of slowing down.

"Man I'm feeling good. I'm glad I'm still here, living in my own house. I'm glad I'm not in a rest home. Glad I can read books and watch TV and have people come by and say hello," she told CBS.

"They can't find anything wrong with me," Sullivan added to the Star-Telegram. "I'm just thankful that I don't take but one pill a day."

One pill, and three Dr Peppers. Not bad for anyone, at any age.

Sullivan's three-Peppers-a-day practice may come from the company's advertisement slogan during the 1920s and 30s, "Drink a bite to eat at 10, 2, and 4." The campaign was based on research in the 1920s and 1930s which found that sugar could provide a pick-me-up during typically low-energy times of 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. according to the Dr Pepper Museum.

During the year 1885 in Waco, Texas, a young pharmacist called Charles Alderton invented the soft drink "Dr Pepper".

Alderton worked at a place called Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store and carbonated drinks were served at the soda fountain

The distinctive Dr. Pepper taste remains unique 125 years later. Only three people know the 23 flavors that make up the soft drink. "We keep the Dr. Pepper recipe secure in a vault in the state-of-the art Beverage Innovation Center. The room is under 24-hour video surveillance and only one person in the world has access to this room," says Jason Genthner, a company spokesperson. "The recipe has been a mystery for more than a century as fans and competitors have unsuccessfully attempted to identify individual tastes."

The Dr Pepper recipe is also allegedly divided into two parts, each of which is locked up in a different Dallas bank so that no single person can ever be in possession of the whole formula. (Coca-Cola is rumored to follow a similar policy.) 

Here's another oddball Pepper fact: The period after the "Dr" went missing in 1950 when the company changed the font used to write the name. When presented in this new style, the lower case "r" consisted of a small slanted line with a dot at its upper right. Well and good, but when a period was trailed after that new-fangled "r", the period and the r's dot seemed to form a colon and alter the "r" into an "i". 

With the period there, "Dr. Pepper" looked like "Di: Pepper". The solution was to drop the period. 

The font has changed again since then, but the period remains missing.

Everyone has heard the advice, "Drink eight, 8-ounce glasses of water a day." That's about 1.9 liters.

Just keep in mind that the rule should be reframed as: "Drink eight, 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," because all fluids count toward the daily total.

Before I read about this story, I have been mixing Dr Pepper each day with my water for the past year. 

I drink a lot of bottled water daily, but I also like the taste of Dr Pepper.  Tastes better, seems like a small vice in this world of so many temptations, and who knows, it even may be good for your health.

Sullivan's story just confirms what a lot of us suspect: when your time is up, it's up, and when you're destined to stick around and drink more Dr Pepper, well, it doesn't matter what you eat and drink, just do it in moderation, you're going to keep living.