Good Enough for Government Work
[Guest post by DRJ]
Can a person claim to be competent enough to run a $6 million government budget, while also claiming he is not competent to handle his personal affairs? Yes, he can:
“District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez’s mental competency hearing will be Friday, according to court records.
The hearing will be before U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo. He ordered Sanchez to undergo a psychiatric examination after Sanchez asked for a postponement of his criminal trial because he is unable to properly assist his lawyers.
Sanchez, 42, said in a previous interview that he is mentally and physically exhausted because of the stress of his re-election campaign and his upcoming trial on conspiracy charges. Election Day is Tuesday and Sanchez is scheduled to stand trial May 3.
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Sanchez, though saying he is not competent for a trial, said he is ready and able to continue as a top administrator of the court system. As district clerk, Sanchez supervises 110 employees and oversees an office with a $6 million annual budget.”
Sanchez and his co-defendant, a former county judge, are charged with conspiring to fix a court contract.
— DRJ
betcha he gets re-elected……
redc1c4 (fb8750) — 4/9/2010 @ 12:27 ambetcha he ain’t GOP …
Alasdair (205079) — 4/9/2010 @ 2:59 amIt’s like nominating a tax cheat to head the IRS . . .
Hey!
Icy Texan (6a2a76) — 4/9/2010 @ 3:58 amSounds like more than a few court clerks I’ve known. Seriously. I know a very busy motion judge, with three clerks assigned to him — one of them has a severe mental condition (or personality disorder) and he needs medication to function but does not function all that well all the time. ADA?
nk (db4a41) — 4/9/2010 @ 4:40 amAnd wasn’t there a Presidential candidate, back in the Dark Ages (seventies), who went for inpatient psychiatric care after the campaign? I think he was from Minnesota which kind of says something too.
nk (db4a41) — 4/9/2010 @ 4:55 amMaybe he has a crackerjack staff and he just needs to remember to sign stuff in between bugs bunny re-runs
Steve G (7d4c78) — 4/9/2010 @ 5:40 pm