tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post9181662499407792276..comments2024-03-26T13:05:52.830-05:00Comments on For What It's Worth: Reacting to Dan Mihalopoulous's column todayJack Leyhanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884163579967286888noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-55619335096677015972016-08-05T15:47:46.119-05:002016-08-05T15:47:46.119-05:00So, Judge Pethers makes $190,758 per year as a Cir...So, Judge Pethers makes $190,758 per year as a Circuit Court Judge. That's $15,896.50 per month. Factor in the benefits, paid vacation, paid sick, and paid personal days. Factor in the prestige and respectability. Factor in the butt-kissing. Factor in the ......... Never mind, I have to go. Time to take my 8,734th fender bender discovery deposition. Oh, that was Wednesday. My bad. Time to conduct my 2,346th real estate closing. Oh, that was yesterday. My bad. It's Friday - must be time to chase my 12,471st ambulance.<br /><br />As in a previous comment, I could also call her an idiot. But, I will not. That might insult the idiots and I don't want them mad at me. Most of them are my clients and that would not be good for business.<br /><br />Sincerely, <br />Mr. Groundhog F. Day II, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-70167886667774150002016-08-05T13:36:42.350-05:002016-08-05T13:36:42.350-05:00You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Sends You
You...<br />You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Sends You<br /><br />You're a nobody till somebody sends you<br />You're nobody till you kick upstairs<br />You gotta flash the bling, and promise to do as your told<br />But gold can’t bring you happiness till your alderman gets paroled<br />The bench is just the same, you'll never change it<br />Unless you have “a guy” working from above<br />You're nobody till somebody sends you<br />Find yourself a somebody to fund<br />You're a nobody till somebody sends you<br />You're nobody till you kick upstairs<br />Evans may tell you “hon, you’re stuck in 1501” <br />But the world’s not fair if you’re not someone.<br />As sure as the Speaker shines above<br />You're nobody, nobody till somebody sends you<br />So find yourself somebody<br />Gotta get yourself somebody<br />Because you're nobody till somebody sends you<br />You're nobody till somebody leads you up the backstairs<br />You may think the job’s a bore, stuck on a lower floor<br />But you can’t even the score blabbing about a missing colleague next door.<br />The world, the whole world's the same, you'll never change it change it<br />As sure as the stars shine above<br />You're a nobody till somebody sends you<br />So find yourself somebody somebody to fundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-30668846893249068862016-08-05T10:49:59.869-05:002016-08-05T10:49:59.869-05:00Well said to the two anonymous writers above. Thi...Well said to the two anonymous writers above. This black lady who reads was not impressed by the Judge Pether's comments. I bet this was not her first rant. The judiciary is better off without her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-10856676242135605662016-08-05T09:08:07.714-05:002016-08-05T09:08:07.714-05:00Must have been a slow news day. How did such a no...Must have been a slow news day. How did such a non-story make page two of the Sun Times? Let's break this down in the most simplest fact pattern: Unhappy employee quits job because she feels she has been improperly pasted-over for advancement by a boss who ignores her so she pens a critical resignation letter throwing shade on her boss and unnamed coworkers. Did I nail it fairly well in one line? It is not unreasonable to conclude that this same fact pattern is commonplace in every profession at every level; and yet it is hardly news worthy.<br /><br />I guess Dan Mihalopoulos must believe what makes this particular story actually a story is because it involves Judges. I don't think so. I wish I was interviewed for comment on this story. I would have told Dan that, although I never met Judge Pethers or had a case in front of her, I think she is an ungrateful idiot And being an ungrateful idiot is not newsworthy. Did she expect that being a judge in Cook County was not political? Did she expect that everyday on the bench would be filled with interesting and engaging work? Did she expect that her boss would roll out the red carpet and listen intently and sympathetically to her quibbles? What foolish expectations.<br /><br />I think it is safe to say that most of us are not satisfied with our jobs. I never met or practiced with an attorney, from sole practitioner to large firm partner, that was satisfied with their jobs. We are all engulfed in toil. Most of your readers, myself included, would be thrilled and privileged to become a judge even if we were assigned for life to the sub-basement of the Maywood Courthouse. Pro-se or small claims cases for life? Where do I sign up? I would make the most out of everyday and try to do as much good as possible for as many people as possible. All judges make the same salary no matter what floor their courtroom is on so no loss their either.<br /><br />So goodby Judge Pethers. With Godspeed to greener pastures you go. And to Dan Mihalopoulos: this really was a non-story. Pethers garners very little sympathy in my book and if you goal was to make Evans look bad (which I am sure it was); you missed it by a mile. My suggestion to you is to conduct a little research on this Blog. Go back a few years and read the stories and comments pertaining to recent judicial appointments made by Burke, Freeman, and especially Theis. Look what the Supreme Court is up to. Now that is what I want to see plastered all over page two. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-16148490668640758712016-08-05T00:39:48.553-05:002016-08-05T00:39:48.553-05:00What was most distressing about Judge Pethers'...What was most distressing about Judge Pethers' rant was "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME! A judge's job is about service not ego or self aggrandizement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com