Wife-Beating Fed Judge Mark Fuller, Who Railroaded Siegelman, Resigns [View all]

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Source: Daily Kos via AL.com (Alabama)

United States District Court Judge Mark Fuller has given his resignation to the president and will step down from the bench Aug. 1.

Last August, Fuller was arrested in an Atlanta hotel room after a domestic dispute with his then-wife, Kelli Fuller. He was charged with misdemeanor battery, but he later entered into an agreement with the court there to have his record expunged upon receiving counseling and completing a domestic violence program.

A federal judge since 2002, Fuller presided over the public corruption trial of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy.

Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/30/1389007/-Wife-Beating-Federal-Judge-Mark-Fuller-Who-Railroaded-Don-Siegelman-Resigns-Under-Pressure#

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One of the people we have - to thank, for the ending of Judge Fuller - is Dana Jill Simpson. She is a lawyer, activist and expert witness who has appeared in Washington D.C. hearings. Her temerity and tenacity are inspiring (and that comes from a guy who has been fighting Mitt Romney for 14 years).

Here is a OpEd by Dana Jill Simpson, on the Judge Fuller wife beating issue - last year.


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Will President Obama Maintain Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence in the Case of Federal Judge Mark Fuller?[/font][/center]

Every October President Obama and Vice President Biden speak out against domestic violence and proclaim that they stand for "zero tolerance" regarding this crime. Their speeches often feature the statistic that one in three women in America are impacted by domestic violence. VP Biden, in his first year in office, announced long-time advocate Lynn Rosenthal would be the White House advisor on violence against women, a newly created position because, Biden claimed, his office and the President genuinely believe in zero tolerance for domestic violence. President Obama called on executive heads of federal agencies in 2012 to create policies against domestic violence in their workplaces. In the following years President Obama has signed further laws to protect women who are victims of domestic violence.

If President Obama and Vice President Biden are serious about domestic violence issues, they will lead the movement to impeach Judge Mark Fuller from office, or accept his resignation based on their request to Fuller to quit the bench. To leave him in office would be an affront to their proclamation of zero tolerance for domestic violence and would disgrace the federal judiciary.

No need to impeach (I guess) since Judge Fuller has resigned.

We thank you sincerely - Dana Jill Simpson - for staying on top of this abuser and seeing to his resignation.

Now, can we beseech you to focus your attention - on Fox's O'Reilly?

I'm just askin......