Zimmerman's father was NEVER a judge.

[JimDandy]

142. The significance of George Zimmerman's father,

Robert Zimmerman Sr's former employment wasn't the exact title of his position. The significance was that, because his duties effected court matters in VA, he undoubtedly knew the machinations of courts, the prosecutor's office, and police agencies, and how they generally made decisions. That would have been very advantageous for George to have access to that kind of knowledge.

George made a phone call immediately after he shot Trayvon. He had no attorney at that time and he wasn't calling his wife or 911, so it would not be a stretch to speculate that he might have been calling his father for advice.

Whether or not Robert Zimmerman, Sr. tried to use his knowledge or his former position of employment to, in any way, influence law enforcement personnel in another state, as other posters have suggested, would be a matter of record. Now that his son's case is over, a government records request asking for any phone calls, emails, documents, etc. that mention the former Magistrate, can be submitted to each of the government entities involved, to determine whether he contacted them.