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Judge James is facing four counts including financial, employment, and administrative improprieties, as well as misrepresentations over a five-year span.
Judge Sylvia James has been on paid leave since April 2011 after. She is accused of misusing about $130,000 in public funds and spending court money on personal expenses. The Michigan Supreme Court last month suspended Inkster District Judge Sylvia James.
There has been a superintendent change in the city of River Rouge. On Saturday, January 21, the River Rouge School board voted not to renew the contract of Dr. Carlos Lopez. The vote took place during a special meeting that was called on Thursday January 19. Many residents, parents and students spoke out against the decision. Dr. Lopez was in his third year at the school district. He came to the district in 2009 with a two year contact. Last year he was given a one year extension that expires in June of this year. The vote that took place at a special resulted in his contract not being renewed, it also removed him from the position effective immediately.
The resolution put Lopez on paid leave until his contract expires in June. His current salary is $125,000. Lopez was voted out by a five to two margin with Cornelius Cooper and Vicki Dobbins voting no. Recently elected School Board President, Students, parents and community members who were in attendance at the special meeting spoke out against the decision. Dr. Lopez came into the district amid a great financial deficit and declining enrollment. He was instrumental in securing grant monies and partnerships for the district. Valveta Reese said, “The School Board wants the district to move in a different direction. We thank Dr. Lopez for his service and we wish him well in the future.”
President Barack Obama, in a defiant election-year State of the Union address, told Americans Tuesday night that he is committed to creating jobs for millions of unemployed Americans and challenged the nation’s wealthiest citizens to make sacrifices to help families who are struggling to survive.
The rich, Obama argued, must pay more in taxes if America is to achieve economic parity where every American gets an opportunity to succeed. In short, Obama wants to level the playing field and bring a sense of financial fairness to middle-class communities.
"The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. No challenge is more urgent," Obama said during a 66-minute speech before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill.
"No debate is more important," Obama said. "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. Check out more at blackamericaweb.com
The table has turned
Hearing begins for Inkster judge, Sylvia James Accused of improperly spending $130,000 on personal expenses
Lopez is out, Doig is in
Supt change in River Rouge
James Doig
Dr. Carlos Lopez
The Judicial Tenure Commission administrative hearing began on Monday, January 23, 2012 in Dearborn Heights' 20th District Court. The Michigan Supreme Court appointed Washtenaw County District Judge Ann Mattson to oversee the proceedings and write findings and recommendations to the high court by May 15.
James is accused of using money meant for an alternative sentencing program as her "personal slush fund," according to charges issued in October by the commission. After serving for more than two decades as Inkster's only district judge, James was placed on administrative leave with pay in April by the state Supreme Court. The move came as state auditors arrived in Inkster to investigate complaints of financial irregularities spotted by the State Court Administrative Office.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff denied James' request for a temporary restraining order, saying he saw no immediate reason to stop testimony and the presentation of evidence by the state's Judicial Tenure Commission to support its misconduct charges that allege James misappropriated more than $130,000 and secretly relocated court bank accounts.
Zatkoff wrote that the public has a right to know about the charges and an interest in ensuring that judges are held to ethical standards Read More
