Dear Mr. Henderson,
In my efforts to understand the Idaho Judicial System, I have asked for documents regarding the Idaho Supreme Court committees and their formation and you have responded and I appreciate your time and effort to retrieve that information. I also realize that asking you for more information will not necessarily get me anywhere, so in an effort to educate the public, I am publishing my complaint.
I do realize that I will never have the resources to sue the Idaho Supreme Court for appointing spouses of judges to committees or for that matter appointing their own favorite lay people to certain committees. However, I do know that as a voter and citizen of this state my rights to due process are compromised when our Supreme Court appoints individuals and more specifically, spouses of judges to these committees. These committees draft and change court process through rules that affect our daily lives. This is done without public input or public hearings. Please let it be known that I do not approve of Jonelle Simpson PhD who is the wife of District I - Judge Benjamin Simpson sitting on these committees that have access to every judge in the State of Idaho or for that matter any other spouse who is married to a judge. It compromises and biases our judicial system as well as my potential to sit on any jury.
Judge Benjamin Simpson’s wife’s involvement on the Wellness Committee has also helped commission an expert to confer with judges ‘out of state’ also hurts the credibility of our judges. Now, I must deal with spouses influencing our judges and at the same time voicing their concerns of unwell judges who struggle with ““for many problems and personal issues,” including stress, burnout, and emotional distress; alcohol or drug-related problems; marital and family relationships; gambling or eating disorders; isolation or bereavement; life transitions and aging; personal and family crises; work/life balance; mental or physical challenges; and career or retirement concerns.
For instance, Judge Benjamin Simpson’s wife is affiliated with too many legal professionals in District I, if not the entire state to guarantee a fair and just trial because she confers with the Idaho Judicial Council and sits on those committees who are judges and legal counsel to the Idaho Supreme Court.
Sincerely,
Joanne Stebbins
P.S. Michael Henderson is Legal Counsel for the Idaho Supreme Court and previously served as a Deputy Attorney General for 18 years (seven of those years as Chief of the Criminal Law Division), and before that was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Ada, Blaine, and Twin Falls Counties. Many of his writings can be found online at the Advocate Online.
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note: In the interests of disclosure, Jonelle Simpson PhD was the expert witness who fabricated her testimony that took my children away. After several attempts to gain access to my children, to no avail, including reporting her to the IBOL who admitted she made a MISTAKE (via letter from ID AG’s office) - the justice system still failed us. I have seen my two daughters in the last FIFTEEN years less than 48 hrs and her testimony destroyed the relationships of my son and his sisters. No, I was not and never have been a criminal. I am a law abiding woman. Additionally, Jonelle Simpson’s PhD testimony cost me my home, my income, my family, and my community. I was powerless to fight back and she made it known to me in our 20 minute session that “I have attorneys.” To this day nothing can be done because of who she is affiliated with. I had to seal her botch job on my own. No one showed up because no one wanted to be questioned. The tapes are now missing regarding her testimony. What she did along with her legal cohorts to my children and I was nothing short of a real “witch hunt.”
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