Muni Court: A View from the Other Side of the Bench
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.18 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1440164940 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For almost two decades, Robert Bluth has been an attorney who practices general business law, litigation, and corporate law. For over sixteen years, for a few hours on most Wednesday evenings he has served as a municipal court judge for two small rural towns. . He and his wife have seven children
Great Read! I loved the stories of the point of view from behind the benchthe point of view and desire to bring about change in peoples life before disaster hits them. The book gave a perfectly clear and reasonable view of what the law should be in Americahelping people to be better; helping people to change course to a non-destructive lifestyle. These seemingly unimportant cases of traffic tickets and such, punctuated the state of our society. In a way it was a lesson in sociology as well! I read the book in one sittin. Entertaining and heart-warming S. T. Gratsinger 'Muni Court' is seven parts entertaining, three parts heart-warming. While the anecdotal cases expertly and humorously relayed by Robert Bluth take place in Oregon, the people involved could be from Anywhere, USA.The unpredictable nature of human behavior is fodder for Bluth's skilled pen and razor-sharp wit, from two women who inexplicably bond over their logic defying case to the honest and touching depiction of a young man's personal journey to redemption.Small town quirkiness combined with Mr. Bluth's ev. Excellent Book apuzzler A well written, humorous look at the workings of a municipal court in a small town. Hopefully we will see more writings from this talented, insightful author.
He and his wife have seven children. . About the Author For almost two decades, Robert Bluth has been an attorney who practices general business law, litigation, and corporate law. For over sixteen years, for a few hours on most Wednesday evenings he has served as a municipal court judge for two small rural towns
A few do very well in their own defense. Municipal Court is usually a city court that handles traffic tickets, lots of traffic tickets, and ordinance violations such as accumulation of trash, and neighbor issues such as trespass and barking dogs. Muni Court shares a few of author Bluth's experiences as a muni court judge in two rural communities.. The patrons of Municipal Court are ordinary citizens who usually appear without the benefit of an attorney and provide their own defense in a forum with which they are not familiar. Those who work there refer to it as "Muni Court." This court should not be confused with the television courtroom shows where two people ask a judge to resolve an issue that usually requires payment of money to one or the other of the participants, those are small claims courts. While most people will never be charged with a serious crime, either you or someone you know has appeared in a Municipal Court. But some provide a fascinating display of human ingenuity, ineptness, self rationalization and mu