Recently I attended a mediation in Bell County, Texas.
My county of Residence is Collin County, Texas.
Upon first meeting Mr. Green_ _ _ _ d, the mediator and also a Bell County lawyer, he introduced himself and his gin blossomed face and said “WELCOME TO BELL COUNTY”.
I could tell right off this was gonna be another Judge Roy Bean lawyer playing Judge, Jury and “we go by our own laws down here” circus.
Indeed I was right.
The unabashed Mr. Green_ _ _ _ d (located in Temple, Texas) not only asked if I wanted his advise as well as gave it to me (I did NOT say yes) he also advertised how the Judge was gonna rule and since my case has something to due with the Killeen Independent School District also proceeded to tell me the his wife works for the school district.
The best I can tell she is a teacher. I guess the mediator is implying that if you are the spouse of a judge in Bell County and you work for the school district as a teacher that influences the Board of the school district or something.
The same judge in Bell County is also the president (as of last year) of the Bell County Bar Association.
Last I looked, The County Bar Association’s main job is to promote lawyers.
The oppositions lawyer is a Bell County lawyer and from a firm that has openly supported the Judge in a controversial case involving the KISD. This was reported in the Killeen Hearld.
How can an out of county NCP get a fair hearing in a system such as Bell County?
