{"id":1615,"date":"2011-03-28T13:49:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T17:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mpomy.com\/?p=1615"},"modified":"2011-03-28T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T17:49:16","slug":"want-to-be-a-judge-in-philadelphia-courts-get-in-line-to-buy-some-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mpomy.com\/?p=1615","title":{"rendered":"Want to be a Judge in Philadelphia Courts? Get in line to buy some votes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are those who are jaded who will say that, “Of course, this thing happens all the time.” \u00a0And there are those who will say that Philadelphia and corruption go together like a bagel and cream cheese, but the practiced described herein is not illegal. \u00a0And now that I see some of my peers (Emily’s peers, actually) running for Judge, well, I just don’t know. \u00a0But, in the meantime, here’s some facts for you from today’s Inquirer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s \u2018the process,\u2019 \u201d said Ladov, among 45 candidates for 10 spots on Philadelphia\u2019s Common Pleas Court. The 10-year term comes with a $164,602 salary.<\/p>\n

Eleven candidates are vying for one slot on Municipal Court, a job that lasts six years and pays $160,793.<\/p>\n

\u201cEither you fold your arms across your chest and say you don\u2019t like the process and, therefore, \u2018I am not going to be involved and not going to serve the people,\u2019 \u201d Ladov said, \u201cor you say, \u2018This is the process. If I get elected, I can do good, and I can make a meaningful contribution.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n

She chose the latter, and she is paying thousands of dollars to hire two \u201cconsultants,\u201d including still-influential former U.S. Rep. Michael \u201cOzzie\u201d Myers, jailed in 1981 in the Abscam scandal, and a 30-year ward leader, John Sabatina, who works to persuade other ward leaders to back his judicial candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m working 24 hours a day trying to make sure these people get covered all over, from wards to churches to wherever there can be an asset to their candidacy,\u201d said Sabatina, who also is helping three other would-be judges this year. For his work, they pay him $20,000 to $35,000 apiece.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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