THE LAST PERSON TO BE ON THE12TH JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS "PAY TO PLAY" GANSTER DEVELOPER PAT NEAL
WILL DeSANTIS CONTINUE TO PICK HIS JUDGE AND NOT NEAL'S CHOICE ?
NEAL'S 12TH JUDICIAL NOMINATING DOG AND PONY SHOW
On 3/31/2022 in Downtown Sarasota meeting room at the Criminal Justice Building, members of the 12th Judicial District Nominating Committee (JDNC) met to interview seven candidates to replace the retiring 12th Judicial District Circuit Judge Debra Johnes Riva.
At this ongoing dog and pony show, in essence presided over by the "Pay to Play" Gangster developer Pat Neal, nine members of the 12th JDNC, which included Neal interviewed the seven candidates who put in their names to be sent along to Governor Ron DeSantis to replace Riva. Neal is the ONLY non-attorney on the committee.
Neal is not on the committee to promote the best interests of the public. Neal is on the committee only to make sure he and the other members of his Gangster JUNTA continue to grease the local political machine. A Neal crooked political machine, which stuff local politicians including judges in their pockets.
Neal and his JUNTA GANGSTERS make $millions plundering the local area, while exploiting the beauty of Florida and its natural resources.
Neal is on the committee to make sure that any lawsuits coming before judges out of the 12th JDNC don't end Neal and his Gangster cronies making $millions building their trash they are throwing up throughout the area. Trash that Neal and his cronies spread with thousands of houses and shopping centers on undeveloped land creating major urban sprawl without needed infrastructure in place.
SCOTT
SHERMAN
NEAL AND CRONIES FLOURISHED UNDER SCOTT WHO MADE GENERAL SHERMAN LOOK LIKE AN ENVIRONMENTALIST
The only time Neal's dog and pony show has sent up to DeSantis a judicial candidate was in 2019. It was not how Neal did it when Rick Scott was Florida Governor for eight years. Scott, whose political mission was to make the permitting process for paving wetlands as easy as buying a scratch -off ticket. Scott had no problem rubbering stamping Neal's handpicked 12th Judicial District judges.
DeSantis is not Scott. DeSantis does not rubber stamp judges sent to him like Scott did. DeSantis being an attorney and graduate of Yale and Harvard law school, DeSantis wants judges with quality resumes. So instead of the usual one or two handpicked Neal choices sent to Scott to rubber stamp one of them, DeSantis legal folks did THEIR interviewing and DeSantis not Neal made the choice.
Neal with Putnam
NEAL TIES TO DeSANTIS ARE JUST LIKE OTHERS SUCKING UP TO DeSANTIS AND KISSING HIS RING
Neal likes to give the impression that his political ties are as strong with DeSantis as they were with Scott. One must remember that Neal was a MAJOR supporter of DeSantis's opponent for Florida Governor, Adam Putnam.
Thus, Neal does not have the "ear" of DeSantis as he did with Scott. Neal is just one of many local yokels sucking up to DeSantis who backed the loser, Putnam, who now kiss DeSantis's ring.
PUBLIC NO SHOW AT NEAL'S DOG AND PONY SHOW
What was disturbing is that there were only two members of the public, other than members of the nominating committee in attendance to observe one of most important decisions in the 12th Judicial District. A decision of who would be sent to Governor DeSantis to a become a 12th Judicial judge. Those two were attorney James Turfts and this reporter--Jon Susce of THE SARASOTA PHOENIX.
Brewer
BREWER IS NEAL CHOICE TO MOVE UP THE LADDER TO DO NEAL AND HIS FELLOW "PAY TO PLAY" DEVELOPERS BIDDING
As anyone who has been around this area long enough and seen numerous Neal dog and pony shows picking local judges, Desoto County Judge Danielle Brewer is the Neal pick of the seven interviewed to move up the ladder to be a circuit judge.
Brewer is the then former 29-year-old, who was appointed by former Governor Scott with a Neal "KISS" 6 years ago to be the Desoto County Judge in 2016.
Brewer gets the nod from Neal to move up to be a circuit judge, not that she is the most qualified. Brewer gets the Neal nod because like all the other judges that Neal sent along to former Governor Rick Scott, is that WHEN Godfather Gangster Neal, or one of his JUNTA members like Carlos Beruff, Randy Benderson or Rex Jensen need a favorable decision from Brewer --- Brewer will go along to get along.
WILL DeSANTIS PICK THE MOST QUALIFIED OR THE MOST POLITICAL CONNECTED TO THE CARLTON CLAN
In my humble opinion, Brewer could not hold a candle to four of those interviewed. There were four applicants who were interviewed, that would be excellent judges and Brewer was hot one of them. Unfortunately, the four are not tied to the Carlton Clan of DeSoto County who control the political action in the area.
NEAL HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS BEING ON 12TH JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE
It a disgrace and scandalous that Neal, who has absolutely no business being on a judicial panel appointing judges is still on the 12th JDNC still picking local judges. Neal is only there to pick for himself and his fellow "Pay to Play" Gangster developers someone like Brewer, who they can stuff in their pockets.
LISTED BELOW ARE SOME OF NEAL'S HANPICKED JUDGES COMING FROM NEAL'S 12TH JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY SCOTT
Judge Erica Quartermaine replaced Judge Bonner on 11/14/13
Judge Lee Haworth replaced by Judge Teresa Dees on 7/24/15
Judge George Brown replaced by Judge Charles Sniffen on 7/28/17
Judge Lakin replaced by Judge Don Hall on 6/24/16
Judge Andy Owens replaced by Judge Andrea McHugh on 3/31/17
Judge Peter Dubensky replaced by Judge Brian Iten on 10/13/15
Judge James Parker replaced by Judge Hunter Carroll on 10/13/15
Judge Don Hall replaced by Judge Danielle Brewer on 10/20/16
Judge Scott Brownell replaced by Judge Lon Arend on 8/17/16
WILL DeSANTIS APPOINT THE MOST QUALIFIED 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDGE OR PICK NEAL'S LEAST QUALIFIED?
Everyone knew Neal would make the phone call to Governor Scott's office to give a "kiss" for his handpicked choices. The question, as Neal has jumped in bed with DeSantis in his run against Trump in 2024, will DeSantis take Neal's call to push Brewer and a dedicated and highly qualified individual will lose out to a corrupt 12th District Judicial system?