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“Front-Seat Ban Adds to Odd Legacy of Judge Schellinger”


— April 18, 2003

“Judge Jacqueline Schellinger hasn’t been seen in the courthouse for five months, but her rulings – particularly the quirkier ones – will not soon be forgotten.”

“It’s not every judge who will demand that a drug dealer be banned from sitting in the front seat of a car while on probation – not to mention a slew of other conditions that either make no sense or couldn’t possibly be accomplished in a 24-hour day.”

“No wonder conservative appellate judges keep sending Schellinger’s cases back to the courthouse for a second try,” it says here.


“Judge Jacqueline Schellinger hasn’t been seen in the courthouse for five months, but her rulings – particularly the quirkier ones – will not soon be forgotten.”

“It’s not every judge who will demand that a drug dealer be banned from sitting in the front seat of a car while on probation – not to mention a slew of other conditions that either make no sense or couldn’t possibly be accomplished in a 24-hour day.”

“No wonder conservative appellate judges keep sending Schellinger’s cases back to the courthouse for a second try,” it says here.

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