Who is most qualified to be Chancery Court Judge

[guest]

I have known Mr. Scofield for all of my life, and I can say he is a great man, dedicated to his job, with a strong educational background and decades of experience in law. He cares genuinely about his clients, and he holds an extremely high value of honesty.

I don't know the other candidates very well personally, but if you aren't decided for whom to vote, I'd look at each candidates' experience. I think it's obvious at that point, if you are going to vote based on educational and experiential merit.

Let's make some progress here.

[Annonymous]

guest wrote:

I have known Mr. Scofield for all of my life, and I can say he is a great man, dedicated to his job, with a strong educational background and decades of experience in law. He cares genuinely about his clients, and he holds an extremely high value of honesty.
I don't know the other candidates very well personally, but if you aren't decided for whom to vote, I'd look at each candidates' experience. I think it's obvious at that point, if you are going to vote based on educational and experiential merit.
Let's make some progress here.

I agree. Just check the education and experience stats on all the candidates and vote for the most qualilfied. Also, some of you may want to note that the candidates are not speaking here for themselves (hopefully). These comments are or should be from concerned voters in Lake and Dyer Counties, the people who will be affected by the outcome of this election.

[concerned voter]

Cynical onlooker wrote:

<quoted text>Looks like somebody doesn't like the results so "sour grapes." Whatever.

This along with all the other negative comments has made me quit considering a couple of the candidates, but after reading all of these it honestly seems that it's one candidate's "people" that are doing all the negative campaigning on here. Also there are comments being made about one of the candidates and no not on here, that could land one of the candidate's "people" in court for slander. I think all the candidates should find out what their campaign workers are doing and saying out on the campaign trail.

[Monkeypox]

people need to know wrote:

Mark Hayes is the most qualified without a doubt. He has age and experience on his side. Not only is he an execllent lawyer he is also a Rule 31 mediator. In the event you can't settle things between yourself the Court orders you to hire a mediator in an attempt to settle the case prior to setting the case for trial. None of the other canidates have this qualification. Wouldn't you want a judge that already knows how to help people come to a mutual agreement? This alone qualifies Mark Hayes above the rest. Also, Mark Hayes has the experience of handeling workers compensation and personal injury matters that the others do not have.
Tony Childress is not qualified for this position at all, as the above statements reflect and which are true. He has never represented anyone on any type of matter that would be presented to the Chancery Court. He has never been married and has never had children. How can someone make a judgement regarding a matter that he has no experience about. He doesn't know what it is like to go through a divorce and he doesn't know what it's like to lose the relationship of a family. How can you be sympathetic to the issues of others when you have not experienced anything they are going through? He does not know the domestic relations rules or laws because he has never dealt with them.
Danny Goodman is actually more qualified than Tony Childress; however, he also lacks the experience and knowledge needed for the job. As Lake County Juvenile Judge he manily deals with issues relating to juvenile criminal offenses. He does not deal with divorces, custody issues, workers compensation or personal injury claims. Therefore, he lacks the experience needed to rule over these matters.
Steven Scofield is just burnt out. Trying to deal with him is like talking to a fence post that has been run over by a tractor. He is brain dead.

I guess being married makes you qualified for this job. A couple of the candidates have been married more than once. One more than twice, does that make him over qualified? Question: Why is it a couple of local law firms, a couple of judges, and the local DA don't want Childress and are backing only one candidate? Are they trying to buy a judge? And so what if Childrss has never practiced law. Wake up people. We have this crap in Washington we don't need it here.

[just want to know]

I've been told that Judge Childress has been sitting on the bench in Chancery Court some since Judge Stafford has taken his new job. Is this true and if so does that not make him even more qualified?

[concerned voter]

Don't judge my blog and act like I don't know what I'm talking about. Actually I'm the one the "worker" told this to. They were handing out information on the candidate and asking for your vote. Their car was covered in this candidate's stuff (not just one thing but alot), so I believe they were really campaigning. When I told them I didn't know this candidate they started telling me negative stuff about the other candidates. One of the things they told me about one certain candidate I know is not true cause I know this candidate. I just let them keep on talking. YES it is slander.

[DBURG VOTER]

Mark Hayes is the most qualified . . . and he WILL win.

[Straight Up]

Danny Goodman is the best choice in this race. He will not fall in the "click" like the other judges and DA. He will be fair and honest. Good Luck Danny. We need you. I wish you would have ran for DA but you will make a good chancery judge.

[DBURG VOTER]

Speaking of DA . . . we DO need a new one. Phil Bivens is BAAAADDDDDD news.

[voter that is keeping up]

just want to know wrote:

I've been told that Judge Childress has been sitting on the bench in Chancery Court some since Judge Stafford has taken his new job. Is this true and if so does that not make him even more qualified?

Yes Judge Childress has been holding Chancery Court since Judge Stafford has taken the new job. I'd have to agree that this makes him more qualified.

[Roellen reader]

voter that is keeping up wrote:

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Yes Judge Childress has been holding Chancery Court since Judge Stafford has taken the new job. I'd have to agree that this makes him more qualified.

Is that correct? I understood that they were bringing in out of county judges and postponing contested matters until after the election. I don't think a gen. sessions judge can just step up to that.I think the Admin. Office of the Courts provides another sitting chancellor or Judge Lee Moore can hear by interchange but not a gen. sessions judge. General sessions can hear protective orders that Chancery does also. Maybe that's what you are thinking about, not contested chancery cases.
chancery had taken over from Gen. Sessons in the first place but I don't think he ahs jurisdiction to do anything more.

[county voter]

I have seen Judge Childress sitting in Chancery Court. Don't know what kind of cases they were, didn't figure somebody else's business was any of mine. After reading "Roellen reader's" blog it sounds like something a lawyer or judge would write. Wouldn't be one of the lawyers or judges that Monkeypox was talking about would it?

[Courthouse]

just want to know wrote:

I've been told that Judge Childress has been sitting on the bench in Chancery Court some since Judge Stafford has taken his new job. Is this true and if so does that not make him even more qualified?

He may have been hearing some protective orders which are his jurisdiction along with Chancery but Circuit Judge Moore has been taking the Chancery cases.

[Courthouse 2]

Don't know what kind of cases Judge Childress is hearing in Chancery but he HAS been sitting on the bench in Chancery court some since Judge Stafford has taken his new job.

[Straight Up]

You are so right about the DA. We need a new one soooooooooo baaaaaaaaaaad. He is a waste of our tax dollars. I wish I could see him and the entire Dyersburg click shot out of the saddle. We need a complete overhaul in Dyer County. IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE.

[courthouse 3]

Courthouse wrote:

<quoted text>He may have been hearing some protective orders which are his jurisdiction along with Chancery but Circuit Judge Moore has been taking the Chancery cases.

I don't think anybody is trying to say Judge Childress has taken over Chancery court. But he has been taking some Chancery cases that he didn't before. Maybe they are orders that he are his jurisdication but I don't ever remember seeing him on the bench in Chancery until Judge Stafford took his new job. I'm sure other Judges are hearing some of the cases also.

[voter that is keeping up]

Reality Check wrote:

Oh please. Do you even know what the Chancery court does? Would you want someone who hasn't been married nor has children to decide things like custody desputes, divorce, & child support issues? Tony Childress might be a good person, but he's better off in General sessions where he is. Electing him for this court would be the equivalent of handing your car keys to a baby. Has he ever even tried a case in the court he wants to be the judge of? No. Is the best judge about having the most family members running around sweating for you, or is it about who knows the most about the job that's up for grabs?

Judge Childress DOES hear child support and child custody.

[DBURG VOTER]

voter that is keeping up wrote:

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Judge Childress DOES hear child support and child custody.

He might, but he shouldn't. He is a good man, and I would vote for him for any political position ... except for judge ... any kind of judge ... and ESPECIALLY one that rules on child support and child custody cases! He is NOT qualified to do that. Tony Childress should be running for state representative or something not for the chancery court.

[voter that is keeping up]

DBURG VOTER wrote:

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He might, but he shouldn't. He is a good man, and I would vote for him for any political position ... except for judge ... any kind of judge ... and ESPECIALLY one that rules on child support and child custody cases! He is NOT qualified to do that. Tony Childress should be running for state representative or something not for the chancery court.

That is part of the General Sessions job. He has child support every Tuesday and child custody when they come to court. What makes a person qualified to hear these cases? One thing that is for sure he is a good and honest man and he knows his law. Like the Goodman supporter said, he will not get caught up in the "click".

[DC Voter]

DBURG VOTER wrote:

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He might, but he shouldn't. He is a good man, and I would vote for him for any political position ... except for judge ... any kind of judge ... and ESPECIALLY one that rules on child support and child custody cases! He is NOT qualified to do that. Tony Childress should be running for state representative or something not for the chancery court.

Do you know Childress well enough to know if he qualified or is that just what you thik ? And what does make a person qualified to hear child support and child custody cases??