In my continuing mission to expose incompetent judicial officers and corruption in the Courts, this week I am throwing the spotlight on a disreputable Judge, Martin L. Herscovitz.
Mr. Herscovitz warms the bench in Van Nuys; that tells you a lot from the "get-go".
The court environs over at Erwin St. Mall (and on Sylmar Avenue) in the San Fernando Valley are known as the "armpit" of the Judicial System in Los Angeles. After all, the Van Nuys Courthouse is a cesspool of corruption that is rife with mental midgets (Judge Herscovitz included) and brimming over with a host of ornery characters who are a disgrace to the Judiciary.
At the Van Nuys Courthouse, the term Public "Pretender" was coined for obvious reasons.
The attorneys in the Public Defender's office tend to be fresh out of a six-week correspondence course on Law. In fact, the unsavory baby sharks are so "green" (they anxiously plea bargain their clients off to the District Attorney) they are frightened at the prospect of arguing the fine points of law to which they are keenly oblivious.
In fact, the District Attorney and the Public Defender are basically "in bed" together, selling defendants down the road daily (in a bold-faced effort to nab some kudos from their Superiors) so they can cheat their way to loftier heights in the Judiciary.
Nancy Lidamore (a so-called Head Deputy District Attorney) is a classic example. She doesn't know her a** from a hole in the ground, but she'll turn up for the opening of an envelope, nonetheless!
When you consider that Judge Herscovitz came up through the ranks there (he was a former Deputy District Attorney) it is not difficult to fathom how it is that he is such a legal lightweight, inclined to pompously beat his chest ad nauseam, with a nefarious eagle eye on the look-out for a permanent post or one in the Appellate Court arena, at minimum.
In a nutshell, the dishonorable robed one is a menace to the legal community.
For example, in spite of the fact the occasional "motion" may be granted by the Court without the necessity of "appearances", Herscovitz would rather set the matter for hearing (such is his overblown sense of self-importance).
The dim-wit has to put his two-cents worth in, after all; in spite of the fact his mindless babble amounts to a crock of sh**.
On many an occasion, his conduct is not only unethical, but downright outrageous.
In one instance that I know of, Herscovitz held a hearing without informing the defendant about the proceedings. When the party complained that no notice had been received, the Judge mailed a "Notice of Hearing" after-the-fact.
And, let the ruling "stand".
Obviously, Judge Herscovitz is unfamiliar with the concept of "Due Process".
A party must be given proper legal notice of a hearing, given a reasonable opportunity to appear, and afforded their right to argue the issues in open court.
Judgeship (101).
Judge Herscovitz has no idea what "Judicial Economy" is either.
In spite of the fact many "motions" may not even require a hearing (especially if there aren't any objections filed) he would prefer to set a court date; thereby, wasting thousands of dollars of taxpayers money, needlessly.
Then, when His Honor errs in the legal proceeding (which is often), the taxpayer has to foot the bill for a costly round of court wranglings in the Appellate Courts.
The foregoing scenarios are the kind of the staggering problems that occur when a Judge who is not qualified (without any legal ability or knowledge of Court Rules) is allowed to sit his sorry a** on a bench in Van Nuys!
Notwithstanding, Judge Herscovitz loves to hear himself talk! His courtroom is a hotbed of piffle he expounds on, all in the name of his incredible ego!
For his sake, I hope his di** is bigger than his brain!
I surmise that when God was handing out smarts, Herscovitz was snoozing under a slimy rock somewhere!
Until we rid the courts of lame adjudicators (I use the term very loosely) like Herscovitz, the integrity of the court will continue to suffer.
The ants will take over the world!
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