This is an open forum, but I thought my trial watchers would be interested to know that the Jodi Arias prosecutor, Juan Martinez was disbarred today. According to AZfamily.com, it seems that Juan Martinez who most of us loved during my extensive coverage of the Jodi Arias trial, agreed to disbarment in order to get some other disciplinary and legal actions dropped.
Martinez was accused of numerous things that allegedly occurred both during and after the Jodi Arias trial. He was accused of having a sexual relationship with a local blogger. And, within that relationship, that was supposedly ongoing through the trial, he gave her a jurors name. Then, he allegedly lied about doing so to in investigation committee.
Juan Martinez Has Been Accused Of Many Ethical Violations
Also, during the trial, at least one court reporter had asked to be removed from the case, or at the least made complaints about Martinez “leering” at him or not respecting their physical space. To put things in context, Martinez was single and every day he left the courtroom, numerous trial watchers would fan girl out and throw themselves at him. Pretty much everyone on my site, and it was at a time I had way more readers (and stupidly no ads) including myself wondered at his legal skills. I still say despite his indiscretions, you can’t take that away from him. But his ego swelled with all of the attention.
An ethics complaint, claiming Martinez was working on a book deal as the trial was happening. That’s a big no no. It was also alleged that he was on the the clock with Maricopa County while working on the book. He received a reprimand for that in earlier 2018. a book about the Arias case while the trial was still going on. They also say he wrote the book on County time and at taxpayers’ expense. Martinez was reprimanded by the county prosecutor’s office in 2018 for inappropriate and unprofessional conduct toward female law clerks.
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Martinez was fired by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on February 21, 2020. Martinez filed an appeal. And today it seems he threw in the towel and accepted the disbarment in lieu of facing other complaints. If you get bored over the weekend, the Jodi Trial posts are available by clicking here. That link starts on day eight of the trial and I believe I have more before then but at the time I was not using Categories and tags, or even really linking to previous posts. You will need to scroll all the way back to the beginning and then bookmark the page where you leave off reading to continue. It’s a whole novel, but a very interesting read if I do say so myself.
But this is also an open forum so feel free to talk about whatever you would like. If you personally are having a hard time about something, feel free to talk about it here where we can support you. But if you just want to talk about all the horrific things happening in the world, try to keep it light. And I personally would love to hear how your gardens are growing. Mine is going to pot and my peppers died on the vine. I just haven’t felt like dealing with the garden. I went out tonight for LESS THAN A MINUTE to get some basil, and was eaten alive with by mosquitoes on my feet.
So what’s on your mind. I’d tell you what is on mine but I’d sort of be breaking my own Open Forum commenting rules.
About damned time. As terrible as Jodi Arias was/is, that’s still no excuse for what Juan Martinez did. We don’t need any more dirty cops, and that also includes unethical prosecutors.
I am anxious about this complete situation. I was waiting for her to be the one who would bring it to light.
I am so sad, but I never had heard
(Sorry atdnext) any bad talk about Juan. And I think that the newsrooms would “slip” and share. Hmmm.
It is all very 😢 sad.
I loved how he handled the trial & the witnesses, especially JA – he’d set a trap and she’d fall into it
That said it’s REALLY annoying when the people you admire are disappointing 🙁
I agree.
I agree. I am bummed about Juan Martinez, and still just so sad about Michael Avenatti too.
I loved Juan at the time, but I did think his methods were pretty skeevy at time. He got JA where she needed to be…at a huge price, due to bad his decisions. It changes nothing about Jodi Arias’s innocence, I hope.
What do you find sad about Aveneti?
Not to answer for another person, but I think sad might be the wrong word. Disappointment might be a better word choice. I thought he was one of the good guys.
What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
Lorelli, your comment is the perfect quote for this situation! Well done…
Well this couldn’t be the most depressing news, courtcase wise, I hope this doesn’t give JA any reason to get back into court and possibly get a new case, or even go as far as a mistrial. She doesn’t belong on the streets anywhere we all know this. She is a cold hearted killer, who if were put in that position again with a new guy she wouldn’t hesitate to do it all over again.
Personally and non stop, Jodi Arias was making it her mission to destroy him. (For entertainment, I believe)
Somehow, someway, someday. She’s very scary and dangerous.
She was in no way was not going to think she won.
I am happier with this, than a escape from her and her coming after those who she thinks did her wrong.
She probably has someone already pulling strings for her.
I may be wrong but I thought only a very few times did he acknowledge the “fans” and it was addressed? Doesn’t make it okay but he separated himself thought.
P.s. I still have the audio book to read. I am having trouble reliving a traumatic case. When the second punishment read, I think I had PTSD for quite some time. Perhaps one day.
And Kurt Nurmi too. He agreed to be disbarred over writing a book. Jodi Arias, the psychopath who keeps on giving!
Well speaking of bugs I have never been to Georgia but I can speak to the bug population here. It is a nightmare. My yellow string beans are producing like nuts, cherry tomatoes are everywhere and my cucumbers are doing great. For this area my garden is doing really well. On the other hand I have been invaded by a mouse that I call the little fucker all day long. I hate rodents and I have no idea how he got in. Living 30 minutes from a store I don’t feel like risking my life to go get mouse traps. I go once a month and that is it. If anyone has any ideas how to get the little bugger please let me know asap. The last time I went to the store there were idiots everywhere not wearing masks. Despite our numbers that are very low in this area, the government has now dictated that everyone must wear a mask if you are inside a building. That made my day. This virus is not going away is it and for those of you in the U.S. with the number of cases must be freaking out. I am freaking and we have none compared to you. I hope you all remain healthy and rodent free, lol.
You can order the Victor electronic mouse traps on Amazon. They WORK VERY WELL. They do the job quickly, no pain. I think they use 4 AA batteries — not included — the description will say how many, what kind.
Because mice are neophobes, sometimes they won’t enter the trap right away. But the ones we had went in right away. I use Trader Joe’s chunky peanut butter so they at least got something good for their last supper. Good luck.
“At least got something good for their last supper.” Yes, Trader Joe’s chunky peanut butter might be worth it. Although I did see a rat in the local Trader Joe’s but I quietly told the manager. Roof rats.
Totally random thoughts and comments:
Never got into the Arias trial.
Finished the seasons of America’s Next Top Model available for free on Prime, and actually signed up for Hulu with out ads (then Disney+ with the same email to get a discount) to get more seasons. Looked over both, and have a few things I’ll sink into.
About 15 years ago, I was part of Kathy Griffin’s message board. Made friends with a small select group there. We created our own forum that lasted beyond her website/the forums. That forum just quietly went silent about 2 years ago. Found out one of our members passed away last week – started a FB group for those on FB. I’m sad about Rico’s death – but reconnecting with these people has given me such joy today.
I’m absolutely heartbroken over John Lewis’ death. Lets all do some Good Trouble this week, even if it is online because of the pandemic.
His death was like a sucker punch to the solar plexus. Especially in light of the fact that the occupant of the White House is still alive and in office and figuring out ways to siphon off tax dollars into the Trump organization (golf cart rentals for Secret Service agents, $650 a night hotel rooms for administration employee’s etc.) and ways to make our lives worse. Once upon a time giants walked on the earth among us, and John L. Lewis was one of those giants.
John Lewis a giant who ate from the Salmon of Wisdom –
‘When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something,'” – John Lewis
“It is the power in the way of peace, the way of love,” Lewis said. “We must never, ever hate. The way of love is a better way.” – John Lewis
“Sláinte!” – “To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die.”
@Shari – Who is John L. Lewis, I think you actually mean John R. Lewis.?
Beautifully said about Mr. John Lewis, I feel so sad he’s gone…especially with the one in the White House – he makes me sick! I need to find some of Mr. Lewis’ Faith this will end well.
“I’m absolutely heartbroken over John Lewis’ death.” I’ve been reading about this awesome man, and I also question why good people are taken when the evil ones survive and thrive.
I liked Kathy Griffin too, and thought she got way more backlash than she deserved. The male photographer got no backlash. White guy suffering no consequences though, we’ve seen it many times.
Our gardens are doing really well! It gets hectic here around the last week in August when I have to start canning and freezing. So far this year we have enjoyed a mesclun mix of lettuce, radishes, peas and snow peas and strawberries. Still to come: zucchini, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes and about 120 plants of plum tomatoes that we can for sauces and I’ll make stewed tomatoes out of some of them, string beans, Lima beans, wax beans, potatoes, carrots, beets and garlic! We love doing this so it makes all the hard work at harvest time worth it.
Yup. Sounds about right. I am a litigator, and 8 years ago I decided to take a break from private practice to care for my children. Was sexually harassed multiple times and subject to racial micro agressions and other things…. I would not dare complain because at the time I was a single mom of young kids, and would get blacklisted. There are lots of shady unethical immoral lawyers out there. Very talented professionals, but trifling garbage humans. It’s very much like politics…
Arias is a disgustingly toxic murderer… However, I never liked Juan. I could tell he was enjoying the spotlight being on him. He kept Jodi Arias on the stand for WEEKS cross examining her. I have a friend that is a lawyer in Arizona and she said, that she has seen death penalty trials presented and wrapped up in weeks. Jodi’s trial lasted half a year, she said she had never seen a trial go that long in Arizona. I think Jodi loved the fact the trial was televised and so did Juan. Reminded me a lot of the OJ case. Lots of posturing for the camera.
I remember the rumors that Juan was hitting on women outside of the court house. I think I heard his girlfriend at the time, a very attractive (and much younger) prosecutor herself, dumped him because of all of his antics.
I think Juan did enjoy the attention a little too much, however I have to correct one thing….Jodi was on the stand (which was the dumbest idea ever) for 19 days. Nurmi questioned her for 9 days and Martinez questioned her for 4.5 days. Then juror questions, etc. And yes, Martinez had a long time girlfriend who is also an attorney who also works at the courthouse but she is in the same age bracket of him. If she hasn’t left by now, she’s a fool. But hey! It’s her life – not mine.😂
I am going totally left field. Someone Nene is yelling at her agent and asking WHY WHY WHY. Kandi was on 30 Rock this past Thursday.
I wanted to see that! Was it good? What was Kandi”s character? Nene is bitching and complaining about something? Really? Different day, same ugly behavior….
It was okay, it was a HUGE infomercial for The Peacock network/NBC Universal. Kandi played herself and was only on for a couple of minutes. She’s in the first 30 minutes of the show. I’m not sure whether or not Nene is/was complaining but it’s another gig that Kandi got and she didn’t. I can only imagine that she is/was.
Have to go back to box color since they shut down all the salons. My colorist was going to work from her home but now she’s not since her mother got the virus. She’s freaked out which I get. Her mother thought since she is religious that god would protect her. Unfortunately she is now getting it. Luckily she is doing okay with the virus, she is in a lot of pain but not suffering from anything else.
So onto something funny. I did it again, I went walking this morning and didn’t realize that my shirt was on inside out. Luckily no one was out due to it being 6am.
I didn’t do tomatoes this year, but did have an herb garden for the first time, and am loving it!!! I am growing chives, basil, rosemary, lemon herb and mint. Next year I hope to have raised beds, but will need the chicken wire over the top because dear, racoons, opossums, and cats are regular visitors.
Also, I binge watched the Dear John: Betty Broderick story, wish I had watched along with the rest of you all!
I literally went from the worst psycho neighbor ever, to a married couple who are both church leaders with two really cute kids. They ordered produce from somewhere and got an extra box for me. I have apples oranges, onions, carrots, nectarines and I don’t even remember what else. How am I going to eat all this fruit? I haven’t seen lawn kid lately, he got a job at Wendy’s. But I defiantly going to have to pay this jackpot forward.
BAD STORM Have to go.:(
That sounds amazing!! You could make some muffins with the fruit and freeze them.
Make some cobblers with the fruit. Make fresh OJ for some mimosas. Enjoy!!
OMG, I would give just about anything for a cobbler of any sort! OMG! With ice cream!
You have all the ingredients for a great batch of sangria!
Lol! Great minds think alike and evidently at exactly the same time! 😂
SANGRIA!
I did sort of a poor man’s sangria. Or more a lazy persons. I chopped up grapefruit, organe and nectarine and am using them for ice in glasses of Red Blends wines. Apparently too many people in my area read my site and there was only ONE BOX of Black Box merlot left so I grabbed a couple of read blends and a Pinot Grigio. I’m probably going to have to go back to ordering online which is way more expensive and then you have the whole, “I want another glass but I don’t want to open another bottle” existential crisis.
I am wondering though, can I freeze fruit? And if so can I slice it? like sliced apples or orange segments…etc?
I actually had to google this when my deliveries kept me eyeballs deep in bananas. Turns out you can, but it’s a PITA. And you cannot evidently freeze citrus. Others you wash and prepare/slice as you normally would, then you have to freeze them in a single layer on a baking sheet. Once that batch is frozen, then you can transfer them into ziplocks. Rinse and repeat. And you can keep the ziplocks in the freezer for up to 3 months. Do not put them in whole. Bananas especially must be peeled and sliced and frozen this way. Trust me, otherwise they turn black and gross. The citrus supposedly can’t be frozen bc it turns into a pulpy mush, even if done as described above. Hope that helps. Yay for sangria! Sounds so refreshing! 🙂
Oh and I think you can do this with pineapple too. I dunno bc I haven’t tried it. If you do, let me know if it works. I thought it might react similarly to citrus but since you can buy it frozen at the store it seems to reason that it should work.
You can freeze pineapple, I have some in the freezer now. I forgot I have watermelon as well. I’m planning on making margaritas with the watermelon.
I freeze berries and banana’s all the time. I know you can freeze nectarine’s (slice). I would google to see if you can freeze the other fruits.
I don’t want to jinx it but I have a tomato plant and it is still alive! Also, being an online slot-player, TT’s site here keeps giving me ads for trusted NJ online casinos. (I know them by ♥ but if you are in NJ you can verify with the DGE). Since I visit these sites daily anyhow I decided to use the link here today to see if TT gets a little ad-boost from it?
Garden season is pretty well over here. It is just too hot. I do have a little herb box going and my flowers are in constant bloom so that is nice.
I tried to get piece of mind today by baking and took a nap. I just found out someone at my toddlers daycare tested positive so they are closed Monday and who knows about the rest of the week. Working from home and with a toddler may not be doable and I don’t know what I am going to do.
We are just too precious here in SoCal. May gray, June gloom, and July fry. Three digits in many areas but we got to cool down for a bit.
I didn’t get my bird poop tomatoes this year, so I went to a local farm stand and bought some heirloom cherokee tomatoes that were ugly but delicious. I use Best Foods Mayonnaise which would probably get me chased out of Georgia by pitchfork wielding decent people, but we don’t have Duke’s.
Another reason southerners would chase me out is that I like my iced tea unsweetened. I know, I’m a heathen.
Heavenly Heathen- May you have warm words on a cold evening,a full moon on a dark night,and a smooth road all the way to your door.
My husband says THANKS for talking me into a leg wax.
Yes, you need to get your ass and repent for this. I think best foods is Hellmanns. YOU CAN ODER DUKES ONLINE LIKE A NORMAL PERSON! My Cherokee tomato plant is producing very few tomatoes but the ones that it does give are HUGE. My garden is withering in the heat and I haven’t reallly been out to water and notice because we have had huge storms every night. My herb garden gave up the the fight but my back up basil is doing well in the grow box. Also, I have four radishes that I grew from seed with huge foliage. I just don’t know when to pull them….
I went and googled. Walmart has Duke’s? Okay, will go out into the world next week and get bacon, Duke’s, and some bread that is worthy. More tomatoes needed.
I hope he can do another tell all book with ALL the details of everything Including the disbarment- which he actually requested first. Just saying. All I wanted was that demon to be sent to jail. He did that.
I just started to try once again to recap MAFS NO. But, I just went to let Banjo in from outside. There is a concrete stoop out there. at the bottom of the stoop I see one fork and two spoons. That’s a big WTF in and of itself. They are mostly covered with leaves Also odd. It is not fall and I just had my backyard done.Sometimes I throw things out to the birds, but utensils would not be involved. And I should point out that my back yard is padlocked. Two of the sort of buried utensil look pretty generic and could be mine. HOWEVER there is this one rather ornate spoon with a decorative, Mexican looking ceramic handle. It’s lovely BUT IT IS NOT MINE. I didn’t pick any of them up.
All three are right up against the stoop like someone sat there and ate something bringing utensils from home and just left? AH! It dawns on me that my yard guy brought his three kids to the job. It was probably them. Still, It’s weird.
Crows might have left them for you. Crows like shiny things, and will sometimes leave them as gifts to people who feed them, etc. if you have been throwing food out back, they may have brought you the shiny utensils as a “thank you” for the food.
My bf recently sent a text on his phone to thank a co worker for us for something she did, and after he sent it I looked at it and was surprised he didn’t include an emoji. He of course eye rolled about it, but I was really surprised!
It then reminded me like instantly about that one episode of Seinfeld, when Elaine was surprised her bf didn’t put an exclamation on the message he wrote about her friend having a baby.
You made me laugh thinking of that episode. How many !!!!! is okay. That show was a precursor to the real housewives, arguing over nothing.