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21. Why is a 93 year old person still serving on the US District Courts?

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 04:45 PM

Jun 2016

No disrespect to our older citizens, but come on, he's got to have lost some of his reasoning abilities.

Appointed by Jimmy Carter in 1978

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Sweet was appointed to the federal court for the Southern District of New York by President Jimmy Carter and confirmed in 1978. He semi-retired into senior status in 1991.[2] One of Sweet's law clerks was Eliot Spitzer, who later became Governor of New York.[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Sweet

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Prompting gasps, judge spares NY hedge fund executive prison for fraud [View all] PoliticAverse Jun 2016 OP

Madness!! Lint Head Jun 2016 #1

It's a big club Lint, and you ain't in it. Shemp Howard Jun 2016 #2

Yep, sad and pathetic! Most of American today is not in the club. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #4

If that isn't the truth. N/t. okieinpain Jun 2016 #60

owned up? did he pay back the $57 mil? sentence should be subject to review if he does not pay back msongs Jun 2016 #3

+10 nt 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #28

"Here are my mistakes, here's who I lied to" Eugene Jun 2016 #5

Why ruin his life... robbob Jun 2016 #30

+1 n/t. okieinpain Jun 2016 #61

He must be a great money manager bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #6

I wonder how the judge expects him to pay back $56.8 million. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #7

Who hired him? Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #12

how does that even happen? IronLionZion Jun 2016 #50

Ah, Commodities bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #53

He didn't hedge it with short positions IronLionZion Jun 2016 #54

Putting one's brother-in-law in charge of the bankruptcy side of the business bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #56

Kind of Weird ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #62

So nice to have learned this week that there is redemption and forgiveness lapucelle Jun 2016 #8

^ BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #18

Yeah, I agree........ socialist_n_TN Jun 2016 #47

This judge won't IronLionZion Jun 2016 #51

Cha ching, cha ching GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #9

"The defendant then hugged his lawyer..." Adsos Letter Jun 2016 #10

Let's recall another judge. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #11

Another case of affluenza? KansDem Jun 2016 #13

Does anyone here know how much it costs FuzzyRabbit Jun 2016 #14

Half of what he siphoned off before he went belly up n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #15

same old same old LiberalLovinLug Jun 2016 #16

Didn't he use to swim for Stanford? KamaAina Jun 2016 #17

"Li, who attended Stanford University," - no mention if he was on the swim team. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #45

IOKIYAR Scientific Jun 2016 #19

Well, this didn't make the judicial system look biased at all! perdita9 Jun 2016 #20

Why is a 93 year old person still serving on the US District Courts? Fla Dem Jun 2016 #21

Yeah, I just saw that. geardaddy Jun 2016 #23

93 years old? ReRe Jun 2016 #42

This judge is 92 and still serving. geardaddy Jun 2016 #22

... 2naSalit Jun 2016 #57

It's economic terrorism bluestateguy Jun 2016 #24

It's all about the amount you steal and where it's from in America. roamer65 Jun 2016 #25

The Joke is on Martha Stewart and the rest of us Chasstev365 Jun 2016 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author IDemo Jun 2016 #27

the link is not working for me -- snot Jun 2016 #29

No, still works for me. Try this link the CNBC copy of the story... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #35

Thx! snot Jun 2016 #63

Like we needed another reminder of how UN-equal our criminal justice (so-called) system is 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #31

That's one bought-and-paid-for judge. nt valerief Jun 2016 #32

$57 Loss by Wall Street Fraudster gets Sweet Deal laserhaas Jun 2016 #33

Another example of the two-tiered justice system blackspade Jun 2016 #34

Did he only steal from poor people? PADemD Jun 2016 #36

Actually... Chan790 Jun 2016 #64

meanwhile if a black kid steals a coke...... pansypoo53219 Jun 2016 #37

So it doesn't matter if you rip people off as long as you display humilty afterwards... EndElectoral Jun 2016 #38

I'm thinking that perhaps not all of that $57 million was lost, Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #39

Things Will Be Different Under Hillary Clinton SoCalMusicLover Jun 2016 #40

Because the president calls judges to recommend what sentences they should impose? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #41

President appoints judges, this was a Jimmy Carter appointment IronLionZion Jun 2016 #52

Because the executive should clearly interfere with the independent judiciary La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #49

Someone will likley end up dead for Li's actions, Mendocino Jun 2016 #43

Brings new meaning to the term "family values". eom Mika Jun 2016 #58

Gee, how hard would it be to hide a couple million...... 7962 Jun 2016 #44

Until we actively engage in a broad judicial review at all levels of government, we're screwed Palimpsestuous Jun 2016 #46

I cannot believe this! smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #48

Amazing. underpants Jun 2016 #55

K&R Kurovski Jun 2016 #59