Comments on: Gonzalez Stung By Rothstein Fallout

By: I. P. Auphen

I. P. Auphen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:18:53 +0000

I agree with Sam (first time ever). The person above who said that Julio was “unfit” needs to put down the Jim Beam. Julio was ranked at the TOP of the bar pole. He was universally repected as a judge.
Julio lost because he was Hispanic (see that there is only one Hispanic elected county wide in Broward).
I also agree with Buddy that he has NO chance of getting appointed. None, Zip.
The reason he won’t get the call is mainly because of who has has worked for.

By: Sam Fields

Sam Fields — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:23:37 +0000

The simple fact that Julio Gonzalez lost a race for judge should have no impact on the Guv reappointing him. He was a bright and thoughtful judge who was defeated because he was Hispanic.

Alan Gold was put on the Dade Circuit bench by Chiles. He was then defeated by Leslie Rothenberg.

Chiles rightfully reappointed him because he was a great judge who was not much of a politician. President Clinton then appointed him to the Federal bench where he has become a great and courageous judge who has stood up for what is right even when it steps on the governmentâ€™s toes.

Julio Gonzalez was a tremendous judge who I am afraid to say will be tainted for some time by the RRA debacle.

By: Peter Mowry

Peter Mowry — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:46:23 +0000

Buddy,
If pols are giving back the money SR gave them–should charities? And what about his wife? Should she give back the boobs?

By: Broward Voter

Broward Voter — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:03:20 +0000

The voters of this County spoke and decided that Julio was unfit to serve the people of this County as a County Court Judge.

You may not like this but it is what it is.

For Julio to get voted out and then have the audacity to try and get a promotion to Circuit shows arrogance second only to Rothstein himself.

The backlash to Crist in giving Julio a promotion after being voted out weighs more as a negative in the Senate race than the fact that Julio worked at RRA.

By: Julio Is A Class Act

Julio Is A Class Act — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:27:36 +0000

Julio Gonzalez was a star as a judge and everybody says so. He got a bad break, completely undeserved in his election. Needing a job, he joined a lawfirm that everybody was saying was going places. It did not work out well as we all now know.

But Julio can’t be blamed for that and neither can the many good lawyers that worked at RRA. If some were involved in that nightmare, it should be worked out. But for Crist to hold Julio guilty by association, when he had nothing to do with it, simply because Crist might fear how that plays out in his Senate race is for the Governor to not serve the people of this State correctly.

Far and away, Julio Gonzalez is a class act and deserves to be reappointed to the bench. His former association with the RRA firm should have nothing to do with it. He should not be made any more a victim of circumstance than is already unfortunately the case. Julio had nothing to do with what went wrong at that firm and he is a very honorable guy.