"In order to snort the [Roxicodone], Camp and CI-1 would use a pill crusher to create a powdered form of the [Roxicodone]," the affidavit said. "In fact Camp gave CI-1 the pill crusher for CI-1's use."
The affidavit details a series of drug transactions in which Camp is described as securing Roxicodone and other drugs for his personal use and describes Camp as carrying a semi-automatic handgun to protect the stripper and himself during drug deals. Federal law carries separate charges for carrying a firearm in drug transactions.
Yessiree, it sounds like "His Honor" took his oath to uphold the law real seriously. One news account describes the Atlanta legal community as "shocked" about the allegations.
That, I can assure you, is a bunch of hooey. I've spoken with more than 50 Alabama lawyers over the past eight years or so, and many of them describe how judges--both federal and state--routinely violate black-letter law in order to favor one party/attorney or another from the bench.
"What can you do about it?" I usually ask. And they shrug their shoulders.
According to the Rules of Professional Conduct that are in place for every state, a lawyer is duty bound to report any lawyer or judge who he knows is engaging in misconduct. The law is, after all, a self-regulating profession. But how often do lawyers actually abide by this rule? "Nobody does that," one told me.
The Atlanta legal community might have been shocked that Camp was stupid enough to get caught engaging in criminal acts. And they might have been shocked at the nature of his acts. But I doubt if they were shocked that he would violate the law. Many of them probably have witnessed him violate the law inside the courtroom.
That leads us to the "rest of the story" about Jack T. Camp. Judges wear robes, and we call them "Your Honor" and rise when they enter a courtroom. But a fair number of them are seriously dysfunctional individuals. Thanks to lifetime appointments, some of them are so old that they have no business trying to handle the challenging duties of a federal judge; I personally have witnessed the actions of an 83-year-old federal judge in Birmingham who has shown signs that he does not have the temperament, patience, or mental acuity required by his job.
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