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FRESH BUSTFormer San Jose Police Department Employee Sentenced To 60 Months For Possession Of Child Pornography⚖FRESH BUSTFormer US Congressman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Secretly Acting as Agent of Venezuelan Government⚖FRESH BUSTChief Operating Officer Pleads Guilty for Role in $500M COVID-19 Test Billing Fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖FRESH BUSTFormer San Jose Police Department Employee Sentenced To 60 Months For Possession Of Child Pornography⚖FRESH BUSTFormer US Congressman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Secretly Acting as Agent of Venezuelan Government⚖FRESH BUSTChief Operating Officer Pleads Guilty for Role in $500M COVID-19 Test Billing Fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖

A Personal Tribute · David Bruce McDermott

The Bench of Honor.

This platform fights hard against the judges who betray their oath. It is only right, then, to honor the ones who kept it — the jurists who showed David McDermott that fairness, courage, and integrity still live on the American bench.

In Deepest Respect

The Honorable James O. Ellison

Former Chief Judge · Senior United States District Judge, Northern District of Oklahoma · Sat by designation with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1929–2014

"David, do not ever change how you approach your avenues of law. Our country will need men like you in the future."

— Judge James O. Ellison, in a personal telephone call to David McDermott from his home, 2014 — the final year of the Judge's life. As sworn to and recalled by David Bruce McDermott II. Read the full story, "He Was More Than My Judge," on The Skunk Docket.

He did not call him "McDermott." He called him "David." That single word — from a former Chief Judge of the Northern District of Oklahoma to a man who had stood before him — carried more weight than any ruling ever could.

David McDermott fell in love with that judge, and honorably respects that judge to this very day. He carries the Honorable Judge James O. Ellison on his shoulders — a reminder that the robe, worn rightly, is a thing of great dignity, and that a good judge can change the course of a man's whole life with a few honest words.

A Unique Line of Judges David McDermott Admires

Held in the highest personal regard.

The record behind the respect

In the founder's own sworn accounting: David B. McDermott has kept perfect courtroom conduct before thirteen of the fifteen judges of his Oklahoma dockets. Respect for the bench is not a slogan in this house — it is a practice, taught by Brett Brough, proven before Judge Huber, and kept in front of every gavel since. You can fight the case with everything you have and still honor the robe. That is the standard this platform teaches.

Judge Jim Huber

Tulsa County District Court, No. FD-2009-1187. The only judge who ever slammed a gavel at David McDermott and ordered him to sit down in that chair — then asked why, accepted an honest apology ('I'm emotionally attached to the case, I'm unskilled on the floor, and I'm not a lawyer. I'm sorry, Your Honor.'), and answered with one word: 'Okay.' The gavel and grace in the same hand. Held in the highest respect and love. The Doctrine of Right Versus Wrong on the Friend of the Court page is dedicated to him.

Judge Bill Hittle

Honored for fairness, courage, and integrity on the bench.

David's personal words — coming soon.

Judge Kirsten Pace

Honored for fairness, courage, and integrity on the bench.

David's personal words — coming soon.

Judge Cynthia Pickering

Honored for fairness, courage, and integrity on the bench.

David's personal words — coming soon.

Judge Russell Hass

Honored for fairness, courage, and integrity on the bench.

David's personal words — coming soon.

This is a personal tribute and an expression of opinion protected by the First Amendment. It reflects David McDermott's own experiences and admiration and does not imply any endorsement of this platform by the honored jurists.

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