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What is the deal with the bluebloods here in Tuscumbia pushing Chad Coker for judge? I just found out that Chad Coker isn't even from Colbert County - he's from Lamar County. Somebody told me that his father in law is a judge or lawyer somewhere south of here. He has no family here from what I understand....what does he even really know about Colbert County??

I am so sick of politics as usual around here. A certain few try to run the elections every time. The very fact that those same people are trying to push Chad Coker tells me that he will just bring more of the same if he is elected and that his decisions will be made on the basis of politics, not necessarily what is right in a case.

Personally, I think it's time we elected somebody not connected to the good ole boy network in Colbert County.
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Originally posted by deshlertigermom:
. . . I just found out that Chad Coker isn't even from Colbert County - he's from Lamar County. . . . Personally, I think it's time we elected somebody not connected to the good ole boy network in Colbert County.


So, which is it? You question why anyone would push someone who grew up in another county and then you want someone not connected to the Colbert County good ole boy network? You really don't know what you want do you.
Chad Coker is a Colbert County lawyer who appears to be well qualified for the job. Best I remember Polly Ruggles grew up in Tuscaloosa. Nathan Johnson is a good ole boy as they get - not smart but good ole boy nonetheless. Tina Parker grew up in Muscle Shoals but is a Lauderdale County Lawyer and surely isn't being taken as a serious candidate.
So Tigermom, what do you want?
Chad gets my vote hands down.
Bubbaluck, I don't really care where someone grew up. However, I do care about what ties that person actually has to the community in which they now live and about whom that person associates with. My problem with Chad Coker is that he has no family in Colbert County at all and has based his entire base on the good ole boy network.

My concern is that if he were to be elected judge, what would drive his decisions? It certainly wouldn't be an understanding of the citizens of Colbert County or the families of Colbert County. My concern is that he will be obligated to the good ole boy network.

We have endured enough good ole boy politics in Colbert County. It's time to elect leaders who can stand on their own merits, not ones who rely on the good ole boy network to pass the mantle to them.
Tigermom, if it doesn't matter where someone grows up but that they have ties to the community, how long in your view must one live in the community to be a part of it and have ties to it? Chad and his wife, whom I do not know well, have lived in this community for years - they are active in community, civic, religious, professional and recreational activities.
It is candidates who live here, have lived here all their lives and who have family here for generations that make up and define a good ole boy (or girl) network.
The Coker family has certainly been here long enough to have a stake in the success and well-being of the community - they have made it their home and they have contributed to it. It is that good ole Southern, "who are your people" mentality that perpetuates a good ole boy/girl system. I just didn't follow your logic. My family has been in the area since long before the war (you know I assume that that means the War of Northern Aggression - what Yankees call the Civil War) but we would never support someone just because they have been here as long as we have.
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Originally posted by deshlertigermom:
What is the deal with the bluebloods here in Tuscumbia pushing Chad Coker for judge? I just found out that Chad Coker isn't even from Colbert County - he's from Lamar County. Somebody told me that his father in law is a judge or lawyer somewhere south of here. He has no family here from what I understand....what does he even really know about Colbert County??

I am so sick of politics as usual around here. A certain few try to run the elections every time. The very fact that those same people are trying to push Chad Coker tells me that he will just bring more of the same if he is elected and that his decisions will be made on the basis of politics, not necessarily what is right in a case.

Personally, I think it's time we elected somebody not connected to the good ole boy network in Colbert County.


more mudslinging,,, who is your candidate of choice deshler mom?
lol @ campaign shills coming on this forum to anonymously blast candidates and, as bubbaluck pointed out, not even make a consistent argument while doing it.

Why don't you just put pamphlets on the windows of parked cars that call him a terrorist baby-killer that wants to take Social Security away and kick old people out in the street???
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Originally posted by bubbaluck:
Tina Parker grew up in Muscle Shoals but is a Lauderdale County Lawyer and surely isn't being taken as a serious candidate.
So Tigermom, what do you want?
Chad gets my vote hands down.


I thought Tina was an Alabama lawyer who just happened to have her office in Florence.


Lawyers are licensed to practice in the entire State, they are however governed for some ethical issues by the Courts in the County in which they have their office. They are also considered resident of the same for appointed work and volunteer work - they are definitely considered to belong to work out of a particular Circuit. They support the tax base where their office are located as well.
Bubbaluck, I know who you are....why are you pushing Chad Coker so? It's a bit ironic that you criticize Tina Miller Parker so much for having an office in Lauderdale County and running for judge in Colbert County. After all, you are a Lauderdale County attorney pushing someone from Lamar County for judge in Colbert County.

I think it's time we elected someone with experience, someone who has real ties to Colbert County, and someone who has not sold out to the good ole boys of Colbert County. Joe, I mean Bubbaluck, isn't it time you worried about the elections in your own county and butted out of ours?
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Originally posted by deshlertigermom:
Bubbaluck, I know who you are....why are you pushing Chad Coker so? It's a bit ironic that you criticize Tina Miller Parker so much for having an office in Lauderdale County and running for judge in Colbert County. After all, you are a Lauderdale County attorney pushing someone from Lamar County for judge in Colbert County.

I think it's time we elected someone with experience, someone who has real ties to Colbert County, and someone who has not sold out to the good ole boys of Colbert County. Joe, I mean Bubbaluck, isn't it time you worried about the elections in your own county and butted out of ours?



I get it now, this is a schill for TP. You had me fooled tigermom, I thought you was legit at first, in spite of the fact this was your first post.
Sorry Tigermom, you have me confused with someone else. I work in Colbert County, Sheffield to be exact and I am not a lawyer although I have had lots of contact with the courts. I have never even met Tina Parker, I merely know her by reputation. I did not mean to offend you I just couldn't understand how you were bashing someone who was not a life-long Colbert County resident seeking public office and at the same time bash the good ole boy system that is made up of life long Colbert County Residents. My opinion is based on work I do with lawyers in both counties. I don't know any of the candidates on anything other than a professional basis. Have a good night.
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It is my understanding that the district court judge hears many issues related to custody and families. At the end of the day, a judge has to use his or her life experiences to judge fairly. How can Chad Coker fairly make decisions about Colbert County families when he has no family in Colbert County? His life experiences so not match the position for which he is running.
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Originally posted by Kyle:
What I know about Chad Coker is that the time he has spent in our county he has used to defend far too many wife beaters, thieves, and sexual abusers. If we want a judge who will be tough on crime, then Chad Coker ain't the guy!


Attorneys take the cases they're assigned. They can't pick and choose if they expect to ever be assigned another case by a judge. Now if they don't take public cases and choose rapists, etc., they you have every right to complain.
Tigermom, do you really think the families in Colbert Co are so different from families that live outside of our county?

My first point is: It don't matter where the families are from, the have the same kinds of problem.

My second point: The first responsibility of any judge is to insure the law is obeyed.

My third point: Empathy to one side or the other of a case is only allowed if it is within the scope of the law and is impartial in its application.

My fourth point: Your statement “My concern is that if he were to be elected judge, what would drive his decisions? It certainly wouldn't be an understanding of the citizens of Colbert County or the families of Colbert County” that sounds to me like what we need. He is not kin to anyone, he didn't grow up with the people here so he can be impartial more easily than most.

I realize you are saying he is in with the good-old-boys network but you need to decide if they are using him for their agenda or is he using them to achieve his agenda.
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Originally posted by deshlertigermom:
It is my understanding that the district court judge hears many issues related to custody and families. At the end of the day, a judge has to use his or her life experiences to judge fairly. How can Chad Coker fairly make decisions about Colbert County families when he has no family in Colbert County? His life experiences so not match the position for which he is running.


thats like saying you have to have kids to be a judge, inane.
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Originally posted by Jugflier:
I get it now, this is a schill for TP. You had me fooled tigermom, I thought you was legit at first, in spite of the fact this was your first post.


Looks like we would be accustomed to this and catch on more quickly - fooled me too.



You have to read between the lines. TP is the only candidate who wouldn't be part of the good ole' boy club but still have Colbert County ties.

The problem is she is part of the good ole' boy club in Florence. Now, after all the circus's going on over there, is that what you want here? I'm not promising that will be the case, but she definitely has some nut cases for friends.
Jug,
I am not sure at what you are getting at here. It is OK that she was raised there, and even graduated from school at MS, but you don't think she is fit to be seated as judge in Colbert County because she works or has worked in Florence?
I know I am not voting there in that election, but to me this speaks alot about feelings about the north side of the river. I mean if someone needed their car serviced and the best place to have it done was in MS, and they lived in Florence, do you think they would think twice about driving over and having it done? or vise versa? I shop in MS all the time, are my dollars no good over there since I earned them on this side of the river.
It is time that the citizens of this community stop worrying about the river that divides. As to the mess in Florence you speak of, I am not sure it is any worse than at any courthouse in Colbert County or likewise.
I know Tina Parker, I met her a couple of years ago. I know she is a personable young lady who sold me tickets in support of the Colbert County Animal Shelter for the Rubber Duck Race in the Park. Like I said I don't have a vote in your election, but from what I know about her and from meeting her, she seemed like a very nice young woman. I wish her luck.
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Jug,
I am not sure at what you are getting at here. It is OK that she was raised there, and even graduated from school at MS, but you don't think she is fit to be seated as judge in Colbert County because she works or has worked in Florence?



Yates,
More or less I'm opposed to the hypocrisy by which those on this forum try to subversivly put down other candidates, without giving us a reason to vote for her.

In one of the other threads we had 10 or more people pushing her, but when repeatedly asked to give a reason to vote for her over the others, there was deafening silence.

My point is clear. Give us a reason to vote for your condidate, not a reason not to vote for another.

As for the feelings toward people on the Florence side of the river, It is the OP of this thread that brings that issue to light.
It has been my experience that Tina is, first, a Christian, and, second, a good one. She attends church regularly, sings in the choir, helps anyone out as often as her schedule permits, and is also a member of the Shoals Optimist Club, an organization that is dedicated to helping children. If she ever says anything bad about someone, it's the truth.
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Originally posted by Tomme73:
It has been my experience that Tina is, first, a Christian, and, second, a good one. She attends church regularly, sings in the choir, helps anyone out as often as her schedule permits, and is also a member of the Shoals Optimist Club, an organization that is dedicated to helping children. If she ever says anything bad about someone, it's the truth.


Thankyou Tomme,
This first post of this kind.
And to show you I'm a good sport.

http://tparkerforjudge.com/
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Originally posted by Infomercial:
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Originally posted by Kyle:
What I know about Chad Coker is that the time he has spent in our county he has used to defend far too many wife beaters, thieves, and sexual abusers. If we want a judge who will be tough on crime, then Chad Coker ain't the guy!


Attorneys take the cases they're assigned. They can't pick and choose if they expect to ever be assigned another case by a judge. Now if they don't take public cases and choose rapists, etc., they you have every right to complain.


While Mr. Coker has been appointed to defend some of these people, he has chosen to represent others. I don't have a problem with defense attorneys, or with defense attorneys getting into politics. I just don't think that they should be judges. When you've spent a lot of time defending bad people (even when you are appointed to do so) it begins to affect your judgment. That's all I'm saying. I'm sure Mr. Coker is a fine man. I just don't want him to be our judge.
I stayed out of these threads because like it has been said, I am not a voter in that race, BUT I will echo what has been said about Ms. Parker. From what I found by meeting her and talking with her, you could do much worse. She seems very concerned, and is active in her community. I would not hesitate to vote for her if I could.
Good luck.
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Originally posted by Cherokee Maiden:
Would you rather have a real estate attorney as a judge. Not all clients are guilty you know. You're either a defense attorney or you do real estate of cororate work. That's all there is, unless you're a proscutor--that's just the opposite side of the coin.


Cherokee, Which one is the real estate attorney?
Nobody's in real estate that I know of. I think the point is if you're an attorney, you're a prosecutor with the DAs office, a corporate attorney, a real estate attorney, an attorney for a private company, a personal injury attorney, a defense attorney, or a family attorney. Did I leave any out.

From what I know, and could be wrong since I just moved back here and live in Lauderdale, none of these works in real estate. Probably some work in more than one area.

If you want a prosecutor, isn't Nathan Johnsnon Cherokee's prosecutor? I wouldn't want a prosecutor since he's geared to seeing the defendant as guilty. I would want somebody neutrual--jm2cents.
Polly Ruggles and Nathan Johnson have both been prosecutors. Ruggles has also been an Associate District Attorney for the past 14 years, and a Municipal Judge for the past 16 years. (In all fairness to Mr. Coker, he has been a Municipal Judge for 4 years).

To my knowledge, none of the other candidates in this race have any experience as prosecutors or judges.

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