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To: FastC6 who wrote (172522)	8/18/2001 12:34:41 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Hey Snake, here is another good GOP judicial candidate for GW: Superior Court judge dismissed By Erica Werner Associated Press LOS ANGELES - A Norwalk Superior Court judge who lied about his education and falsely claimed he fought in Vietnam and traveled to Laos on covert CIA missions was ordered removed from the bench Wednesday by the state Commission on Judicial Performance. The commission found Judge Patrick Couwenberg guilty of willful misconduct in office, conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice and improper action under the state constitution. "He lied to become a judge, elaborated on his misrepresentations for his enrobing ceremony and subsequently lied to the commission in an apparent attempt to frustrate its investigation," the commission said in a 16-page order signed by Chairman Michael A. Kahn. Couwenberg's attorney, who admits his client is a compulsive liar but says it is because of a curable mental condition called "pseudologia fantastica," said Couwenberg has not decided whether to petition the California Supreme Court for review. "This removal has nothing to do with his on-the-bench conduct," said the attorney, Edward P. George Jr. of Long Beach. "It's strictly misstatements, some under oath, and he's under therapy right now and has so been during the last five months and has been making great progress." Even if Couwenberg petitions for review, the state Supreme Court may decline. Without a review, the commission's decision becomes final in 30 days. Couwenberg, 56, was appointed in 1997 by then-Gov. Pete Wilson and presided at the Norwalk courthouse. He becomes the seventh Los Angeles County Superior Court judge - and the 16th statewide - to be removed in the commission's 40-year history, said commission director Victoria B. Henley. According to Wednesday's order and earlier proceedings in the case, Couwenberg's lies ranged from the fanciful to the mundane. He misrepresented his educational background in applying to be a judge, including claiming to have attended Loyola Law School and omitting mention of an unaccredited law school he did attend. He lied to the judge who introduced him during his enrobing ceremony, claiming to have been a corporal in the Army and to have received a Purple Heart. Later, he falsely told attorneys in court that he went to college on the G.I. Bill, had a master's degree in psychology and was late because of a medical appointment for shrapnel in his groin. George cited Couwenberg's apparent inability to stop lying, even when truth would better serve him, as evidence of "pseudologia fantastica." The commission dismissed the explanation, noting that it is not an accepted mental disorder and appears to have no application to Couwenberg's case. presstelegram.com

To: FastC6 who wrote (172522)	8/18/2001 2:58:54 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Respond to of 769670

Willie Brown is alot of things but one thing he isn't is a politician who misrepresents himself politically. He will be the first to tell you to vote for someone else if you want a choir boy in office. He states that he "enjoys life and lives life to it's fullest capacity". Some hecklers threw a creme pie at Willie and charged the stage during one of Willie's speeches. Willie didn't hide behind his bodyguards.......he got into the fight, threw a punch and knocked one of his attackers off his feet. He also managed to get elected Speaker of the Ca House after the Republicans won the majority!!!! He's an interesting and flamboyant politician. By the way, my favorite radio talk show host is a Democrat and Willie and him are deadly enemies.....figure that one out!!!