ARCHIVED: President Washington must make a new Justice Apointee

10:41AM EST
11/26/2014 (The Day before Thanksgiving)

President Washington was sitting at his desk looking over budget reports the Secretary of Treasury sent over when his Special Services bodyguard opened the door to let his Chief of Staff Christopher Dale Allen inside the office.

President Washington: What is it Chris?

Chris Allen: I have some bad news sir, one of the central court Justices have passed away, Virgil Bowen, sir. He was near 82 years old. His old heart just couldnt pump anymore and he had a heart attack.

President: That is a damn shame. Get me his wife on the phone.

Allen: Yes sir, just one more thing.

President: Yes?

Allen: The press has already been calling the Press office asking for names of replacement nominees.

President: *sighs* Those vultures, can't they give some time for mourning? A few days grace period would be nice. Very well, have the Press Secretary write up a speech for me for condolences on Bowen, get me Francis and Phillip and meet me back here after you grab a list of our top federal judges so we can start vetting candidates. When we have our short list of names we'll insert it into the speech and go live on LNN later this evening. Yay for the nomination process, hopefully the Nanny Party and the TeaKettle party doesnt try to obstruct us.

Chris: Yes sir.

The Chief of Staff turns and walks out of the room to go about his tasks and helping the President come up with a list of replacements.
 
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In the name of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cronaal's capital of Ganjarius, we hereby sent this letter to the President Washington of The Democratic States of LibertarianLand

Our seat of government, Akotye Mark Anworth II, mourns for your significant loss today. Due to ongoing issues in the Republic of Syrixia, we cannot afford to send a governmental gift or suggest replacements but if it helps your situation, We shall prayer for you in our holy religion.

Ekxor di Unak Jor La'yoe kak Soris De Yuali dey

Sorry for your loss, Ad'mo ki Sanu As di Kan-os.​
 
In a house near Culcatta, Alunya

Luigi Pescadore did not like this one bit. He already knew the boss was upset by a shipment that had been seized this morning in Bana, Scandigrad. Nevertheless, he knocked gently, entered and quietly closed the heavy mahogany doors behind him.

"What is it, Conciliare?" came the gruff response.

"Don Tabbichi, I regret I bring bad news," Pescadore answered. "Virgil Bowen, our justice on the central court of LibertarianLand, has died."

"That son of a bitch!" the crime boss exploded. "I want him dead! You hear me?!! Dead!!"

"He's already dead, boss," Luigi offered.

Tabbichi waved his hand in dismissal. "We paid good money to have our case on his docket and his ass in our pocket," the Don ranted, "And the son of a bitch has the gall to die on us?!!"

The mafia kingpin roared, "You get me a list of federal judges up there that I can buy!"

"Yes, boss," Luigi meekly replied. Then he let himself out, quiet as a mouse.
 
2PM
LNN News Brief:
Central Court Justice Dies of Heart Attack - LNN special report.

11/26
LNN Staff Reporter.

Virgil Bowens 82 years old Justice of the Central court passed away at his residence overnight in his sleep. Cause of death has been ruled a heart attack. He is survived by his 78 year old wife Savannah Brown-Bowens they have been married 51 years.

Justice Bowens was born in 1932 and enlisted in the Libertarian Marine Corps in 1949 at the age of 17 with his parents blessings. Justice Bowens had an intrests in law and order and served as Military Police for seven years, duting those years he participated in the Libertarian Military's Soldier to Student program and got his law degree from the prestigious Libertas School of Law in the Capitol District of LibertarianLand. Justice Bowens spent an additional six years in the Judge Advocate General Corps first Prosecuting offending soliders and in his last few years as a Judge. He retired from the Marines in 1962 with the rank of Major. He then spent the next four years studying international law in the Republic of Olvern where he met and married his wife in 1963.

Justice Bowens came back to LibertarianLand with his wife in 1967. Passed the New York Bar Association and with his past military and legal experience got hired on as a Prosecutor for the District Attorney in New York's Manhattan district. Justice Bowens worked his way up the ranks in the District Attorneys Office and concurrently in 1975 began teaching Constiutional Law as an Adjunct Professor at NYU. He did this until 1999 where at the time he left his professorship at NYU and his post as District Attorney of the Manhattan District and took his appointment on the Federal Bench as Federal Judge. He served as Federal Judge until 266 days ago when the Current President Paul Washington named him to the Central Court.

It will be interresting to see who the President names to replace him.

Stay tuned to Liberty News Network as information develops and the President makes a press statement.
http://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=333819

9PM
PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING ROOM.

The President walked in wearing a plad buttonup shirt and overalls and pristine brown work boots.

"I do aplogize for the late hour of this press conference and my less than professonial appearance, as the press knows I was just out on the front lawn with their collegues pardoning a pair of Bourbon Red Turkeys Jack and Jenni from Googly Gobblers Farm out of Belfast Ohio. That event was pushed back and delayed because I have been in conferences most of the day with my staff after hearing about the news of Justice Bowens. I am aware that the press has been pretty agressive in wanting names to speculate on, realize it has been less than 12 hours since I heard of the news. I Just made court Apointments 266 days ago when this Government was first put in place. I will give a name to congress in due time to nominate someone to replace Justice Bowens now vacant spot. My goal is to present a name in the next few weeks and hopefully begin confirmation hearings before congress goes on Christmas break. My staff and I have poured over various names today after I spoke with Savannah Bowens and gave her my personal condolences. There are 12-25 names we are looking at. Judges currently on the federal bench. Right now is the time of Thanksgiving, and I hope when all Libertarians sit down for their meals tomorrow they all give thanks to Justice Bowens and his service to law and order and to LibertarianLand. Thank you. And good night. I have had a long day and will not be taking any questions right now."

President Washington walks away from the Podium and off the stage as Chief Justice Andrew Neopolitan passes the President. They stop and shake hands for the cameras. The Chief Justice takes the stage to say condolences to his collegue. President Washington walks behind the curtains and back towards his office with Christopher Allen his Chief of Staff and the Vice Presidents Chief of Staff Phillip J. Hollister. Christopher informs him that the nation of Cronaal sends their condolences. The President informs him to ask Madam Secretary of Foreign Affairs Paige Victoria to draft an acknolwedgement and thank you letter.
 
(OOC: It should be understood that President Washington took a 4 day holiday on Thanksgiving week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, came back to the office on Moday and besides a little side trip to Guslantis and narrowly escaping with his life at the Pigletville ball, has been working tirelessly over the past week to come up with a replacement.)

8AM Monday 12/8/2014
Presidential office


"AHA!" the President said, "right here! This is the pick right here!" The President had been going over the file for over an hour.

The President turned to his adviors, Make a press release, this is who I want confirmed as the next central court justice.

"But sir, shouldnt we interview him first?" Exclaimed Chris Allen the Presidential Chief of staff.

The President responded gruffly; "it is not nessicary, besides we have been vetting people all week, frankly I am tired, you saw the file, the guy is a gold mind. Alunyan born Libertarian citizen - Mother Libertarian and Father unknown Alunyan, lived in Alunya thru most of his teenage years with his mom. Came back with his mom to LibertarianLand. Served in the Military, got sent to Officer Candidate school, served in the Army Airborne. Do you understand we will get the Minority and Military loving bloc on our side?"

The President paused from his long winded rant to let it sink in.

"Get this into a press release, now everyone out! Go!"

Everyone left the President and the President kept staring at the dossier file:

Maxwell-Samuel Brown, (Max)
Born: May 16th, 1970

Place of Birth: Culcatta, Alunya

Mother: Issabella Brown

Father: Unknown

Spouse: Sarah Brown

Children: Whitni Marie Brown, 15

Current Position: Federal Prosecutor, Organized Crimes Divison.

Education: Primary School Diploma from Alunya.
Army Officer Candidate Graduate
Juris Doctor (J.D) of law from The North Pacific University - LibertarianLand Branch.
Juris Doctor (J.D.) of Coporate Law from McMasterDonian University.
Masters of Corporate Law from McMasterDonian University.

Military Record: Honorable Discharge, Rank 1st Lieutenant, last unit: Airborne Infantry Division, Years of Service: 5 years

Bio: Maxwell-Samuel Brown henceforth known as Max was born in Culcatta General Hospital in Culcatta Alunya to LibertarianLand Mother Issabella Brown and an unknown father of Alunyan descent. Spent his childhood and most of his teenage years living in Alunya. Excelled at the top of his class in Alunyan Primary School. Graduated early at the age of 16. Moved back with mother to LibertarianLand and enrolled in the Army at age 17 with parental consent. Showed leadership Above and beyond in basic training and with prior aptitude was quicky accepted into Officer Candidate School. Was commissioned with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Libertarian Army and assigned to the Airborne infantry. While in the Military the Army paid for him to take law school classes at the Libertarian branch of TNPU.

Spent 5 years in the Army and recieved an honorable discharge at the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Went to McMasterdonia to take additional studies in international Corporate Law and work on Masters of Corporate law. Met wife Sarah. Came back to LibertarianLand and got hired as a corporate lawyer and lobbyist for the Arms Manufacturing sector.

4 years ago brushed up on criminal law and left the corporate world to become a federal prosecutor. The last two years working in the Organized Crime Division where he has been successfully putting away members of the Moronni crime family.

The President kept staring at the words Alunyan, Airborne, Lieutenant, and had a post traumatic flashback to explosions and gunfire. He was remembering when he was a young Lieutenant himself in the army and was sent on an idealogical flawed mission to extract World imfamous crime lord Don Tabbichi and bring him back to LibertarianLand to face charges on drug smuggling, racketeering, extortion, and too many murders to count. The mission was covert. The Alunyan govt did not even know the Libertarians were involved to their knowledge it was another cartel going after the Tabbichi crime family. The President remembers the night that his life almost ended when his unit encountered the crime boss. However Tabbichi took pity on the young then Lieutenant Washington and his unit and spared their lives if they forgot they ever saw Tabbichi, the deal was sweetened by the fact that Tabbichi promised to make every man in the unit world powerful, but said one day Washington would have to repay his debt. Washington looked at the deep intelligence and background reports on Maxwell-Samuel Brown, and looked at the files on this supposed unknown father, President Washington knew this was how he was going to re pay the debt for Tabbichi sparing his life, by getting the son of the crime boss a seat on LibertarianLand's central court.

Suddenly the President felt queasy and dizzy. He crumpled the files on his desk on Max and threw them in his trash can and carefully stood up and made way to the Presidents Beige liquor cabinet. After a few moments Washington pulled out a top shelf bottle of Scotch and took quite a few long pulls straight from the bottle.
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12PM, LibertarianLand

Clicky Link to Dispatch
LNN - Liberty News Network
Special report.

We have recieved word from President Washington's camp that he has a name for congress so they can fill the Central Courts vacant spot.

The President has hand picked Alunyan born LibertarianLand citizen Maxwell-Samuel Brown.

Max Brown is a 44 year old Army veteran, and has law degrees from the LibertarianLand branch of The North Pacific University, as well as advanced Corporate law degrees from McMasterdonian University.

Mr. Brown has made a name for himself as a Corporate lawyer for LibertarianLand's arm-manufacturing industry. He quit that job after quite a few years to begin working as a federal prosecutor for the last 4 years. The last 2 years Mr. Brown has been famous for putting members of the Moronni crime family behind bars.

LNN opines that we feel his experience in Business as well as Criminal law would make Maxwell Brown a good fit for the central court.

Stay tuned to LNN for more details.

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Several Hours Later, CulCatta, Alunya

The Don was sitting down for dinner it was only 6 PM in Alunya but much later in LibertarianLand, one of his henchmen busted in it was Luigi.

"Boss do you remember when you told me to find you a federal judge in LibertarianLand that you could buy off to do our bidding when the Libertarian President named them to the Central Court?"

"Yes you idiot, I remember, did you do as I commanded?" Snarled Mr. Tabbichi.

"Not exactly boss, it isnt a judge, the President named a Federal Prosecutor instead, and best of all I didn't have to pay anyone off. This fell into our laps Don Tabbichi, Washington named Max to be the nominee to the court!"

The Don sat his red wine glass down and was dumbfounded.

"The son of a bitch, is repaying his debt." "Luigi first get me my son on the phone I must congradulate him, he can strike at Moronni from the highest court in all of LibertarianLand. Then bypass Libertarian Security and get me on a phone line, secured of course with President Washington, we have much to discuss."

"Yes boss, right away."

Luigi left to do his assignments.

The Don took a big bite of his chicken parmesan and traced it with a big gulp of red wine and then wiped his face with a napkin.

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10:19PM 12/8/2014
Presidential bedroom
LibertarianLand


The President was having trouble sleeping, a million anxieties running through his mind, the latest being how receptive the Pro Tempor of the Senate Nanny Party member Harrison Reeder will conduct the confirmation hearings when it is the Sentates time. The President expected the house to just rubber stamp the confirmation but the Senate would be challenging. Reeder was still pissed at the President over the legi that was working for Malvad and blew his office up a few months back. (Reference.)

Just then the Presidents bedside phone began to ring....
 
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