Govorner Corzine has nominated state Superior Court Judge Marlene Lynch Ford to a five-year term as Ocean County prosecutor, and has filed notices that he will nominate four people for judgeships in Ocean County and one in Monmouth County on June 14.
Those Corzine intends to nominate for judgeships in Ocean County are:
Steven F. Nemeth, 49, of Point Pleasant, an attorney with the Toms River law firm Berry, Sahradnik, Kotzas, Riordan & Benson;
Francis Hodgson Jr., 47, of Surf City, a senior assistant Ocean County prosecutor;
Arnold Goldman of Lakewood, a judge with the state Division of Workers Compensation;
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What is the heter for a frum person sitting as a secular judge?
She may have to judge yidden. She can’t apply halacha. And a woman can’t be a judge by yidden.
Joseph,
I don’t know Arnold Goldman, but I’d be willing to bet s/he isn’t a woman.
Joseph – what about Devorah?
maybe he was a she. (always happy to help out)
There are several ehrlich, shomer shabbos judges in the New York system presently. B”H.
I thought the Judge’s name was Marlene.
What about Devorah?
The frum judge its the one in bold font: Arnold Goldman of Lakewood (check the headline, and correlate it with the names and locations of the judges).
Duh!
Arnold “Buddy” Goldman is a member of sons of israel and is one great guy, good luck on the appointment.
Arnold “Buddy” Goldman is a native Lakewooder – his parents owned a hotel, and his shver was the long-time owner of the “Condos” on 6th & Forest.
He is a “shayne yid” in Cong. Sons of Israel, and I believe is personally very close to Rabbi Tendler.
Joseph-
Who I presume BenEliezer’s referring to is Devorah the shofetess.
I believe that judges can opt out of a certain case if they feel that they will biased in the case.
Rabbi Elozor ben Rabbi Shimon pakened exlusively al pin din Torah. A secular judge today must rule according to secular law. For example a woman is pasul l’eidus. In secular court a woman can give testimony.
And as said previously, a woman cannot sit as a dayan.
I thought they were against it even though he paskened al pi din, but that is even more reason why a yid shouldnt be a secular judge.
‘For example a woman is pasul l’eidus’
A woman,an eved, family members etc. But what if these people have solid proof, not just their eyewitness account?
nameless, in Bais Din 2 eyewitness accounts are the primary eidus that Bais Din utilizes in its rulins. ”scientific evidence” and ”circumstantial evidence” are concepts that Bais Din eschews.
You want to meet a nice guy? Mett Buddy Goldman. A nice guy with a head on his shoulders.
nameless, if the crime goes down in such a way that the only “witnesses” are the ones that you mentioned, the perp may walk, however, in the overall scheme of things, the Judge of all judges will deliver the punishment as befits the crime.
Even on dinai momenus a woman is pasul l’eidus.