Smith and cronies trying to legislate from the bench

It appears that Jim Smith is leading the charge on another crazy crusade to push our Supreme Court further along the activist path of which he’s been so fond of he became the chief justice.

From a Jackson Free Press article:

Several judges admitted that the court has been deliberating changes to its method for determining the positions of chief judge and presiding judges, even though the court has refused Jackson Free Press information requests detailing the deliberations.

We’ll save Smith’s proclivity for secrecy for another day. Right now, let’s focus on the fact that Smith and his fellow activist judges want to throw out 30 years of legislative statute because they don’t like who is coming up behind them.

“Six of the judges are under the control of big business. I’ve never been bought by anybody, and they’re scared to death that I’m going to rise up,” Easley said. “Smith is chief, and presiding judges are (WIlliam) Waller and (Oliver) Diaz. Polls show Smith losing and Diaz losing. The last poll I saw shows I’m winning, and if that happens I’m going to be in second place and a heartbeat away from being chief. They’re trying to maintain their control.”

The definition of an activist judge is one who makes laws instead of interpreting them. I can’t think of a better example than a court who takes it upon themselves to change the law that governs how their leader is chosen because they don’t like the next guy in line.

Miss. Code Ann. § 9-3-11 states that the chief justice will be the member of the court who has served for the longest time continuously; and, the two … judges of the supreme court who have served continuously for the next longest time shall be presiding justices.

There is nothing for the justices to interpret here, because there is no court case being decided. This is a bunch of judges who are scared because Smith’s political future doesn’t look to bright.

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