4-04-2007

TO THE RESIDENTS OF ST. TAMMANY / WASHINGTON PARISH

My name is Leroy Young and I was involved in a custody case before Judge Larry Green in the early 90’s. Judge Green ruled against me, ignoring testimony from various people, including his own court appointed expert, Dr. Peter Clark. My attorneys cited over 60 examples of behavior by Judge Green that we believed to be biased and unacceptable. In the end we lost our appeals and as anyone who has been through this type of thing knows, a judge has a “great deal of discretion”.

During the time my case was before Judge Green I filed complaints with the Judiciary Commission. I furnished them with information about my case and other cases, information that I was sure would lead to a suspension of Judge Green or worse. As is the case with many people who have filed similar complaints, the Judiciary Commission did nothing. I did everything within the system to have Judge Green held accountable for his actions.

During this time period, Judge Green decided he had had enough of me. On February 24, 1995 he filed a false police report and had me arrested for “stalking” him. In that Police Report, he alleged that I had been in front of his home in a Mercury Zephyr and he furnished the police with the description, tag number, etc. He also alleged that I had made numerous crank calls to him and that I had appeared in his courtroom on numerous occasions when I was not docketed.

All of that was proven false at trial. Testimony by several witnesses, including Judge Green himself, was that I had never spoken to Judge Green out side of his courtroom. Testimony showed that the car that Judge Green saw me in at his home had been destroyed 1 year before this. There was proof beyond any doubt that the car had been destroyed. This proof included testimony by the owner of the salvage yard and a representative of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety. Testimony showed that I had only been in Judge Green’s courtroom on one occasion when I was not docketed and that I did not speak to him. The only time that I ever spoke to Judge Green was on the record in a public hearing.

Be that as it may, I was convicted of stalking. We appealed and the case went all the way to the Louisiana State Supreme Court. I was acquitted in a unanimous decision. From 1996 until this past year I tried to sue Judge Green for damages in civil court. The case went through a lengthy appeals process. The 1^st Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that I could bring Judge Green to trial. He appealed it again and the Louisiana State Supreme Court finally ruled against me killing any chance I had to hold Judge Green accountable.

I have alleged many things against Judge Green. Those include giving false testimony under oath, filing a false police report, releasing confidential Judiciary Commission Documents, etc. I have challenged Judge Green and his attorney, David Paddison to sue me if any of my statements are false. I offered from the beginning to take a polygraph test and that offer still stands. But I want to go farther than that today. I challenge Judge Green to submit to a polygraph. I will pay all expenses involved. If he passes it, I will do one of two things. I will give him $10,000.00 or I will write a check for $10,000.00 to the charity of his choice. Otherwise, he should resign!

I also invite Judge Green, no, I beg Judge Green to file suit against me today if the allegations I have made are not true. I look forward to having this where it belongs, in a court of law, so the public can be made aware of what he has done to this community over the years.