The Vegas Voice 9-20

Get the “Chuck” Out!
By: Rana Goodman / On My Soapbox
I
have 8,500 active guardianship cases
and I only have a very few that are
disgruntled, and I think that’s a very positive
spin on what’s going on in our system. – Judge Charles Hoskin in
his TV interview on KTNV (Channel 13) with reporter Darcy Spears,
February 2, 2015.
Over the past 6 years, The Vegas Voice has investigated,
reported and exposed the guardianship scandal in
Nevada. We have seen the failure of the judicial
system to protect those innocent and desperate
for assistance – especially seniors.
We have witnessed first-hand the greed and
the evil in people. We have met many more
who simply “closed their eyes” or walked
away, knowing full-well the financial and
emotional hardship that resulted to these
totally innocent citizens. Charles Hoskin is
one of these individuals.
How bad was it? As the Nevada Guardianship
Commission (which I was proud to serve as a
member) reported on December 15 th of that year, On or
about June 1, 2015 ...there were approximately 8,700
designated as open guardianship cases... Roughly 4,000 have been
closed and removed and that out of the remaining 4,694 cases,
4,069 had annual reports due. (86.6% non-compliance rate.)
It was no wonder that Hoskin was subsequently removed as the
presiding judge over all Clark County guardianship cases when the
scandal became public. This scandal was and remains a disgrace to the
Nevada guardian and judicial systems.
Perhaps you can now understand why The Vegas Voice was so
adamant that Hoskin should NOT have been allowed to be promoted to
serve the Court of Appeals. And if you want to know about his “honesty
and character” note that in his 31 page application for the Appellate
Court he never mentioned that he oversaw the guardianship issues.
When asked “why” he simply stated, “there was no room.”
Let’s be clear: it was under his “oversight” that the abuse and scandal
flourished. From his total malfeasance in failing to require private
professional guardians to
file the required annual
accounting, to his (at best)
“willful ignorance” of
these guardians destroying
individuals and families, it is
abundantly clear that Judge
Hoskin is unfit to be
reelected to serve
as judge
in the
District
court,
Family Division, Department E.
Even the Las Vegas Review Journal opined
in its initial editorial that Judge Hoskin is just
one example of those in positions of power
who failed miserably to protect guardianship
victims. The editorial concluded that a: “stench
still fouls the air.”
It’s time for us – Vegas Voice readers, to
begin disinfecting the Family Court air. We
need to “throw the Chuck off the bench!”
Take a look at our sample ballot. I even suggest you cut out the
ballot and save for the upcoming election.
You can contact Rana by email: Rana@thevegasvoice.net. Also
check out her blog about life in Sun City Anthem at:
Anthemtoday.com
The ABC’s of Family Court
Everyone at The Vegas Voice tries their best to live up to our goal of
being “Nevada’s Most Powerful Senior Media Resource.”
Every once in a while, this means going back to the basics such as
our ABCs. I thought about singing the ABC song, but since this is a
print publication, well, that just is not going to work!
So, how better to work on our ABCs than to highlight them in our
Vegas Voice efforts to rid seniors of a judge that does not deserve to be
re-elected - none other than Judge Charles “Chuck” Hoskin.
From our years in investigating and reporting on the Guardianship
cesspool and, in particular watching the self-serving actions of Judge
Hoskin, I offer the following in the Family Court, Department E race
about “Chuck” Hoskin:
A - Arrogant
B - Bully
C - Condescending
This makes Judge Hoskin:
D - Downright wrong for Family Court, and therefore,
E - Elect Tom Kurtz judge in Department E this November because
now is our time to finally clean up this judicial cesspool..
Ultimately, what this spells is: GET THE “CHUCK” OUT!
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October 2020