Comments on Advance Indiana™: Retired Justice Frank Sullivan Defends Justice Massa's Decision Not To Recuse Himself In Rockport Case

That's true for the vast majority of the cases...

2013-08-24T14:18:56.220-05:00

That's true for the vast majority of the cases but not all. There are clearly cases where he did not participate that had nothing to do with his wife's service at FSSA. Some of those cases seem to have arose long after his wife no longer ran the agency. Others have nothing to do with it. Again, he never said I am recusing myself for the following reason, so one can only guess as to why he did not participate in these cases. Here's a good question. Why aren't Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges required to file statements of economic interest that are made available to the public like state lawmakers and statewide officials?

The overwhelming majority of these obviously relat...

2013-08-24T12:25:01.210-05:00

The overwhelming majority of these obviously relate to FSSA cases when his wife was in charge of that agency. A very, very different situation from what Massa faces. Of course he recused himself over the course of his lengthy career. Can you say that in even a singe of these cases he recused himself because of his prior service in the Bayh adminsitration? None of them appear to even be a candidate for that analysis other than the very last one you mention.

Gary, will the Star have the integrity to challeng...

2013-08-24T07:52:55.277-05:00

Gary, will the Star have the integrity to challenge Sullivan's hypocrisy in a rebuttal editorial, column or interview?

Great work here, Gary. No wonder they only want to give press credentials to he the paid folks. All the real journalism occurs on the unpaid side.

I welcome Justice Sullivan to post here and explain his seeming contradiction.

Thanks for your diligence in researching this impo...

2013-08-23T21:42:23.002-05:00

Thanks for your diligence in researching this important matter, Gary. Have a great weekend, all.

Why couldn't a former Sup. Ct. Justice (Boehm ...

2013-08-23T17:32:47.815-05:00

Why couldn't a former Sup. Ct. Justice (Boehm or Sheppard) sit
as a Senior Supreme Court Justice
on this one case?

He also recused himself from the argument on the f...

2013-08-23T15:44:15.472-05:00

He also recused himself from the argument on the free speech challenge to the autodialer statute that was heard the same day as the Greenwood case. No explanation either time.

So judges can publicly express good opinions about...

2013-08-23T10:04:53.973-05:00

So judges can publicly express good opinions about judges, but lawyers can't publicly express critical opinions about judges?

That's tyranny, folks.

This is an entire branch of the government forcing monolithic opinion of itself at the pain of life and sustenance.

If anyone looks for more than a moment, it's readily apparent that "jurisprudence" is merely politics hidden behind theater. Appointing Massa, a highly placed Daniels political operative, to the Supreme Court was such a bold move and so severely stressed the public appearance of the judiciary that the alumni of the branch need to come off the bench and put the shine back on the brass.