The Vote at the Legislature on Controversial Judge Jane Emons

PRESS RELEASE

Concerned citizens have been at the capital all week urging legislators to “vote NO” on the reconfirmation of controversial Family Court Judge Jane Emons. On March 12, 2018 the House will decide whether to reappoint Emons for another eight years. Emons has the most complaints against her than any other judge in the history of Connecticut.

“I received email after email and all were complaining about you,” said Rep. Minnie Gonzales to Judge Jane Emons. Gonzales has worked for eleven years to improve the Connecticut Judiciary, she pointed out that despite more than 20 judges present for their re-nomination hearing on February 16, 2018, the mountains of complaints were about Judge Jane Emons.

During her testimony, Judge Jane Emons, 72, played the race card implying that the parents there to testify against her were anti-Semitic, crazy or disgruntled. She made herself appear as the victim pointing to a single anti-Semitic anonymous internet blog posting as her proof.

Sen Kissel, who presided, seemed to be clearly pro-Emons. He apologized to Emons for the anonymous blogger, he talked at length about the horrors of anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, “6 million Jews” killed.

But, Rep. Minnie Gonzales would have none of it, she refuted Emon’s allegation stating that in all the complaints she received, “I never heard anything against you for your religion or your culture.”

Rep. Minnie Gonzales and Rep. Gomes were openly opposed to Emons’ reconfirmation but they were up against three proponents of, rubber-stamping in, the JUD Committee co-chairs: William Tong, Sen. John A. Kissel and Sen Paul Doyle. Many felt Senators Kissel, Tong and Doyle were hostile to the parents there to testify against Emons.

Among Emons detractors, were Peter Syzmonik founder of the “Coalition of Connecticut Family Court Reform” and two other watchdog organizations, also there were more than 25 parents who testified about Emons rulings without evidence, abuse of GAL system, behavior – screaming at people to stop taking, issuing Orders when no motion had been presented, and overall cruelty aimed at keeping loved-ones apart and keeping them in the court system.

The link to the Emons’ testimony:

http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?...

Senator Scott Franz on the way into the Capitol on Wednesday, March 1, 2018 addresses the demonstrators stating, “I’ve never received so much opposition to a judge in my life.” Implying that he has been bombarded with emails. Whether that translates into the Legislators not rubber stamping Emons in remains to be seen.

Rep. Minnie Gonzales questioned Emons about the billboard posted on Route 91 in Hartford. “…the parents they are struggling …. they came up with the money ….do you think they are crazy or disgruntled?” To which Emons replied “I have no response.” The billboard states “vote No” on the Emons reconfirmation.

Rep. Minnie Gonzales talked about Emons’ victims being driven into poverty as the result of year-after-year of court appearances. The couples start off on amiable terms, but with Emons at the helm it turns contentious.

At one point during the many disturbing testimony a father, Myers, who has been kept from his four-year-old son for 3 years due to an inexplicable Emons’ ruling, Rep. Ed Gomes was heard to state, “I can’t even listen to this.”

Sen. Gomes stated, “parental alienation is a form of child abuse.” Rep. Gonzales pointed out that one parent’s complaint stated, “I've been in court fighting a custody case for 15 years…. I never did have a chance to spend time with my kids.” “I don’t understand that,” said Gonzales, “even when there is no allegation of abuse or neglect.” Emons had no comment.

Emons is not reconfirmed it will be the first time in more than 200 years that a judge is not rubber-stamped in.

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