Letter to the Public
September 2004

To the Voting Public,

I have filed a complaint with the Louisiana Judicial Review Commission against Judge Brady Fitzsimmons, candidate for re-election to the Court of Appeals.  Fitzsimmons denied me access to the system and to a fair trail as both a district and appellate judge.  He is now under the review of this commission.

My wife and I were social friends with Fitzsimmons and his first wife during the 70's and I was one of his first clients when he started practicing law.  In 1980, I testified for the United States government against Dick Blossman, a Covington banker who was under indictment for bank fraud.  Fitzsimmons was Blossman's advisor at the time and he resented my testimony.  Brady expressed that resentment to my attorney and me during the trial.

In 1991, I was confronted with family litigation and Brady Fitzsimmons was on the 22nd judicial and assigned to my case.   My attorney requested Judge Fitzsimmons to recuse himself based on the comments and demeanor expressed during the Blossman trial.  Fitzsimmons told my attorney that, "he would not recuse himself", and that, "he wanted his shot at me."  He further stated that, "my attorney should not represent me."  She was horrified and confronted with a no win scenario.

As the case progressed, Fitzsimmons took every opportunity to abuse me in open court and even put me in contempt of court.  He had me hand cuffed, shackled and put in prison strips, and had me placed in the jury box during an on going trial by judge to humiliate me in public.  He then sentenced me to 30 days in jail.  I was released two hours later after Fitzsimmons was bombarded with public complaints.  He was later removed from the case by the senior judge because of his actions.  Unfortunately, he regained access to my case years later at the court of appeals level.

Brady Fitzsimmons should not be in a position to judge anyone!  From my perspective, Fitzsimmons has abused the system and prevented his peers from practicing their profession without the fear of political manipulation.

Please Vote Against Judge Brady Fitzsimmons September 18, 2004.
Over 60,000 distributed in Sept, 2004