Discipline Glen Brown for outrageous conduct

THE EDITOR, Sir:

This is an open letter to the Judicial Service Commission.

NOW IS the era of accountability for the judiciary. No one, even they are called ‘Your Honour’, should believe that they don’t answer to the people.

Supreme Court Justice Glen Brown should be referred to the six-member Judicial Service Commission for interfering in the executive functions of government.

According to the 2014 Judicial Conduct Guidelines, “Despite the need to preserve their independence, judges should always be mindful that they are ultimately accountable to the populace whom they serve.”

Grounds for disciplinary measures:

1. Giving orders to the executive: That if the Government doesn’t pay for policeman Kevin Adams’ legal fees, he, Justice Brown, will throw out the case.

2. Saying that the executive is obstructing justice: regarding the executive branch of government’s strong beliefs that the fees charged by the attorneys ain’t fair to us, the taxpayers.

3. Questioning the director of public prosecutions’ experience – Justice Brown argued that his court was overworked and could not take up another case that the DPP wanted to introduce on Monday, April 9. He questioned the Crown’s experience and the quality of the DPP’s prosecutorial competence in pooh-poohing the 60 per cent conviction rate last year, attributing that to guilty pleas.

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes ought to discipline Justice Brown. TEDDYLEE GRAY teddylee.gray@gmail.com Ocho Rios, St Ann