Neal
THE LOCAL LEGAL COMMUNITY HAS ALLOWED A "PAY TO PLAY" DEVELOPER AND NON LAWYER NEAL MAKE A MOCKERY OF THE LOCAL LEGAL SYSTEM IN HANDPICKING JUDGES
NO PROBLEM FOR LOCAL LAWYERS AND JUDGES THAT NEAL A NON LAWYER WHO MAKES A MOCKERY OF THE LOCAL LEGAL SYSTEM SITS ON THE 12TH JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE
NO PROBLEM THAT NON LAWYER NEAL SITS ON 12TH JDNC TURNING IT INTO A DOG AND PONY SHOW CREATING A BOGUS ELECTION PROCESS
THE LOCAL LEGAL COMMUNITY HAS ALLOWED A NON LAWYER NEAL WHO STUFFS LOCAL POLITICIANS AND JUDGES IN HIS POCKETS TO HANDPICK JUDGES TO FINANCIALLY AID THE DEVELOPERS
FOR YEARS LOCAL 12th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDGES HAVE IGNORED PAT NEAL'S SCANDALOUS TRAFFIC RECORD
FOR YEARS NEAL CONTINUES TO DRIVE DESPITE 0VER 30 DRIVING VIOLATIONS AND ATTENDING SEVEN DRIVING SCHOOLS
NEAL HAS TO GO
Only in Florida's 12th Judicial Circuit Court can one expect to see a multimillion dollar "Pay to Play" developer like Pat Neal continue to drive in Florida with over 30 traffic violations, which include 17 speeding violations without any serious restrictions placed on his driver's license other than minor fins and attending SEVEN driving schools.
These violations do not include the many times Neal has used his "get out of jail" pass that Neal receives from local law enforcement officials stuffed in his pockets. They also do not include other traffic violations, no doubt committed by Neal in other states throughout the United States.
NEAL HAS TO GO
DeSantis and Scott
As this political fossil makes a mockery of Florida's driving laws that could result in killing or maiming with his reckless driving, Neal continues to be appointed by Governor's Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis to the 12th Judicial Nominating Committee (JDNC) turning the 12TH JDNC into a dog and pony show.
A dog and pony show that sees local judges resigning before their term is up, allowing Neal and a clique of local attorneys to select judges without public input and establishing a bogus election process. (READ PREVIOUS SARASOTA PHOENIX ARTICLE " NEAL CONTINUES TO CORRUPT THE LOCAL 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AS NEAL CONTINUES TO STUFF LOCAL JUDGES IN HIS POCKETS")
In addition to allowing Neal to sit on the 12th JDNC, while making a mockery of Florida's driving laws, Scott and DeSantis have allowed a non lawyer Neal to handpick local judges at the JDNC.
WHY IS IT THAT A NON LAWYER NEAL SITS ON THE 12TH JDNC WITH APPOINTED LAWYERS?
Why is no member of this 12th JDNC or any ONE member of the local legal community inquire why this non lawyer developer is sitting on the 12TH JDNC since 1998 knowing Neal is there to appoint judges favorable to him and his developer cronies?
WHY IS DeSANTIS AND SCOTT ALLOWED A “PAY TO PLAY” DEVELOPER TO BE INVOLVED IN HANPICKING LOCAL JUDGES
Could it be that Scott and DeSantis have no problem with a non lawyer Neal serving on the 12th JDNC and seeing local judges and magistrates turning their heads to Neal's scandalous traffic record is due to Neal pumping $millions into their campaign coffers?
THE 8/24/2023 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOMINATING COMMITTEE DOG AND PONY SHOW
If anyone has any doubts that corruption runs rampant in the area one needed only to witness on 8/24/2023 how “Pay to Play” developer Pat Neal conducted his dog and pony show at the recent 12th JDNC meeting---OF COURSE THE SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE (SHT) WAS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN--TOO BUSY PUSHING THEIR LEFT-WING AGENDA.
Once again Chairman Neal led six local lawyers in making a mockery of the local 12th JDNC process on 8/24/2023, as Neal and his lackeys sent their selections to DeSantis for a Sarasota County Judge and a 12th Judicial District Circuit Judge with no public input. (Present with Chairman Neal at the 8/24/2023 12th JDNC meeting, other than a Sarasota Phoenix reporter were attorneys Varinia Van Ness, Anthony Rolfes, Nancy Cason, Bonnie Lee Polk, William Robinson Jr. and Hunter Norton).
Once DeSantis appoints a Sarasota County Judge and a 12th Judicial Circuit Judge the general public can rest assured, there will be no election to follow. It is an unwritten law in the local legal community to keep the selection of judges within their "fraternity."
Iten and Ruhl
The only judge, who was selected by the 12th JDNC and appointed by Scott and DeSantis to face an election was Judge Brian Iten in 2020. Maria Ruhl defeated Iten in a election for a 12th Judicial Circuit Judge with 62% of the vote in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties.
Ruhl argued that too many judges were being appointed by Governor Scott to fill vacancies when judges retire midterm instead of being put into office by the electorate.
NEAL HAS TO GO
DRIVING SCHOOL DOESN'T HELP THIS POLITICAL FOOSSIL
Only in the 12th Judicial District can the Chairman of the local JDNC have over 30 traffic violation and attend SEVEN driving school, while the State of Florida licensed drivers are allowed only FIVE driving schools in their lifetime.
Only in the 12th Judicial District can Neal complete his SEVENTH traffic school on 8/14/23, as local magistrate Matthew Peters allowed Neal to "slide" into his SEVENTH driving school and then days later Neal can chair the latest dog and pony 12TH JDNC on 8/24/2023.
Only in the 12th Judicial District can Neal and his lackey attorneys on the 12th JDNC make light of Neal's scandalous driving record, as Neal and his lackey attorneys proceeded to do their usual song and dance and pick their candidates sent to Governor DeSantis to be a Sarasota County Judge and a 12th Judicial District Circuit Judge.
LOCAL LEGAL COMMUNITY SILENT IN CORRUPTING LOCAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM
The local legal community has not said a word for years in allowing Neal, who has no respect for the law to scrupulously manipulate the 12th JDNC to select judges favorable to his developer community corrupting the local judicial system.
The local legal community fully knows that Neal has no respect for the law and is on the 12th JDNC not to promote the best interests of the public, but says not a word. Neal is on the committee only to make sure he and the other members of the development community continue to grease the local political machine with pro development judges.
Quartermaine and McHugh
Take a look of Judges Erica Quartermaine and Andrea McHugh recent decisions concerning favorable decisions for Neal and his developer cronies.
Dubensky
Take a look at Judge Peter Dubensky throwing out a $20 million jury decision against Randy Benderson and Henry Rodriguez in defrauding Hugh Culverhouse Jr...
Anderson
As is the usual way the SHT deals with Neal and his cronies disdain for the law over the years, they ignore Neal's reckless disdain for the law and his mockery of the 12th Judicial District. The SHT only major concern is pushing their left wing liberal political agenda led by Zac Anerson.
This is Porter performing in front of the SHT offices in Downtown Sarasota
The SHT for years in ignoring Neal and his cronies totally disdain for the law, as they stuff judges and other politicians in their pockets is matched by their ignoring for years that only blocks away from their Downtown Sarasota office, the self-proclaimed Bishop Henry Porter was molesting and raping children at his Downtown Church and School.
This is Porter with Jacobs at a dedication of a multimillion-dollar addition to the Jacob's Westcoast Black Theatre a year before Porter was arrested for molesting children.
The left wing SHT mullet wrapper not only continues to ignore Neal corrupting the political and legal system while burying the scandal that Porter molested and raped children, the SHT continue to ignore Porter's protege for 30 years and artistic director at the Westcoast Black theatre, Nate Jacobs close ties to Porter. Jacob's close ties to the child molester and rapist continue, as Jacobs continues to praise Porter as his "rabbi and mentor." (READ SARASOTA PHOENIX ARTICLE)
https://www.sarasotaphoenix.com/blog/was-jacobs-and-others-complicite-as-porter-groomed-black-children-for-his
JACOBS AND OTHERS COMPLICITE AS PORTER GROOMED BLACK CHILDREN FOR HIS SEXUAL PLEASURE FOR DECADES AT THE WESTCOAST CHURCH AND SCHOOL"N T
LOCAL JUDGES ALLOW NEAL TO DRIVE DESPITE OVER 30 TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND SEVEN DRIVING SCHOOLS
If ever there was a question about whether Neal exerts influence over the numerous Judges, he has nominated for appointment to the 12th Judicial Circuit, the answer is revealed by the way in which various Judges, Magistrates and Clerks in the 12th Judicial Circuit have allowed Neal to continue to be driving in the State of Florida in spite of over thirty traffic violations.
NEAL HAS TO GO
SINCE 1992 THERE WERE OVER 30 NEAL TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS ADJUDICATED IN LOCAL COURTS
Since 1992 Neal, himself or lawyers representing him came before a 12th Judicial Circuit Judge, Magistrate or Clerk concerning over 30 separate traffic violations. Those appearances took place in 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 (four times) in 2000, 2004 (twice), 2006 (twice), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (twice), 2013, 2014, 2015 (four times), 2016 (twice), 2018, 2019 and 2023.
Neal's over thirty PUBLICLY REVEALED traffic violations include seventeen speeding violations, careless driving, no proof of insurance, improper passing, four failures to observe traffic control devices, expired driver’s license, registration in 2000, 2006, 2011 and 2015 and twice running stop signs.
NEAL HAS TO GO
- NEAL ATTENDED SEVEN DRIVING SCHOOLS FROM 1996 T0 2023
- For Neal's six speeding violations and one careless driving conviction, which resulted in an accident--- all from 1996 to 2023--- all in which adjudication was withheld in lieu of Neal attending driving school on SEVEN different occasions.
- NEAL'S TROULESOME IOWA DRIVERS LICENSE---IS IT ILLEGAL?
- What is extremely troublesome is that it appears that Neal has been at the very least, from March 30, 2015 through April 13, 2015 and from February 24, 2004 through February 16, 2011---driving in the state of Florida and voting in Florida, while claiming an Iowa driver's license.
DATES OF NEAL'S INFRACTIONS/DISPOSITIONS/JUDGES/MAGISTRATES/ COMMENTARY/ JURISDICTION FOUND IN THE SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS
8/14/23 speeding adjucation withheld traffic school - fine - Magistrate Sarasota
5/19/2019 speeding traffic school Clerk of the Court - half of fine waived - Manatee
6/14/2018 Careless driving - see crash report - adjudication withheld traffic school -Sarasota
5/10/2016 speeding 64 in 55 zone dismissed - no reason given Clerk of the Court entire fine waived Sarasota
5/10/2016 no proof of insurance fine non-moving - Clerk of the Court all but $10 of fine waived- Sarasota
7/22/2015 speeding dismissed -officer didn’t show -Manatee
4/13/2015 improper passing -fine - Iowa drivers license- Manatee
3/30/2015 speeding 86 in a 70 mph zone - fine - Iowa drivers license -Sarasota
3/30/2015 expired drivers license -fine -non-moving - Iowa drivers license -Sarasota
8/22/2014 speeding, orig 64 in 45, 54 in 45 adjudication withheld Clerk of the Court -portion of fine waived- Sarasota
9/4/2013 speeding in 70 zone adjudication withheld Judge DeFuria portion of fine waived Manatee
2/26/2013 failed to obey traffic control devicefine Charlotte County
11/5/2012 speeding dismissed Clerk of the Court County Clerk did not set trial within 120 days Manatee
4/5/2012 speeding in a 70 zone 79-85mph dismissed Clerk of the Court"dismissed per leo Sarasota
10/24/2011 failed to obey traffic control device -fine -Manatee.
3/16/2011 failed to display registration provided registration - dismissed - Iowa driver's license- Manatee.
4/12/2010 speeding in 70 zone, 30mph over --judication withheld traffic school Judge Galen - Sarasota.
7/10/2009 ran stop sign - fine -Judge Singer - Manatee.
11/12/2008 failure to obey traffic control devicead judication withheld -Judge Singer -Manatee.
12/21/2007 unlawful speed a judication withheld traffic school -Judge Singer -Manatee.
9/11/2006 speeding 15-19 over -fine -Manatee.
9/11/2006 expired registration non-moving -fine -Manatee.
4/25/2006 speeding adjudication withheld -Judge Henderson - Manatee.
4/21/2004 speeding 15-19 over-fine- Hillsborough.
2/24/2004speeding 10-14 over -fine -Iowa drivers license -Manatee.
10/30/2000 registration/tag expired -fine -Judge McMillan non-moving violation -Manatee.
9/6/2000 ran stop sign traffic school- fine- Judge McMillan -Manatee.
5/5/2000 speeding 20-29mph over-fine -Judge McMillan -Iowa drivers license - Manatee.
2/25/1997 speeding -fine- Manatee
7/2/1996 speeding traffic school, fine Manatee
8/16/1995 expired registration-fine -non-movingnon-moving violation- Manatee
5/21/1993 no proof of insurance -fine -non-movingnon-moving violation- Manatee
NEAL HAS TO GO
NEAL INVOLVED IN SELECTION OF ALL 14 JUDGES APPOINTED BY SCOTT AND DeSANTIS
Neal’s had a major influence in the choice of 14 local judges appointed by Governor Scott and DeSantis --- that needs to end.
SCOTT AND DeSANTIS APPOINTING NON ATTORNEYS TO the 12th JDNC NEEDS TO END
How is it that Scott and DeSantis appointed a "Pay to Play" developer non attorney to the 12th JDNC?
THAT NEEDS TO END.
Neal is the only member of the 12th Judicial District Nominating Committee without a law degree.
"PAY TO PLAY" DEVELOPER NEAL'S NEFARIOUS INFLUNENCE ON LOCAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM HAS TO END
This latest expose of Neal’s outrageous 30 year-long local traffic violations should be the latest and final reason for Governor DeSantis to remove Neal from any further participation in recommending Judges in Florida's 12th Judicial District.
"PAY TO PLAY" DEVELOPER NEED REMOVED FROM 12th JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The SARASOTA PHOENIX in citing numerous incidents where local Judges appointments have been influenced by Neal, which have resulted in favorable judicial decisions of multimillion dollar “Pay to Play” development projects headed up by Neal and his cronies, should result in Neal's removal from the 12th JDNC.
JUDGES NEED TO END THE NEAL "SLAP NEAL ON WRIST" BEFORE HE KILLS OR MAIMS
What happens if Neal continues his reckless driving and kills someone, or injures a pedestrian and only gets a slap on the wrist and is sent off to his EIGHTH driving school AND GETS A FINE by a local 12th Judicial District Judge? Just when does he lose his driving privileges? Should we inform all reckless drivers in the district, who can’t keep their Florida license to get an out of state driving license or get a Neal attorney to get them a driving school to solve their problems?
NEAL HAS TO GO
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