Posted: 8/30/2007 9:10:12 PM EDT
| Anyone have any experience with him? Specifically is he conservative/liberal, etc.. Even more specifically, how does he rule in child custody cases? I think he was from Sherman but I'm not positive. |
I've bailiffed for Judge Jarvis on several occasions. When I was in his court he did pay attention to what was going on in front of the bench, unlike others, and rendered a fair decision. And treated the staff well. I've seen him put a few Defense attorneys in their place, almost got to arrest one . And I've seen him slap around a Prosecuter or two as well. I'm not sure of his politics but he was an impartial judge when I was in his court. Beyond that, he rides a Harley and knows when to adjurn for the day to have a drink. But. He is a visiting Judge now, not a sitting Judge. Some courts will use a visiting Judge to clean up a Dockett, giving them cases that the sitting Judge does not want to hear for some reason. A visiting Judge is also not bothered by the politics of the case and can make a unpolular ruling in politicaly sensitive cases without reguards for political reprocussion. A visiting Judge will also hear Dockett while the sitting Judge is hearing a trial, this allows the court to maintain a steady flow of cases and not get bogged down on one hearing. They can also cover if the sitting Judge will not be on the Bench. |
Great info! Thanks! The sitting judge recused himself due to my family being involved in local politics. |
