Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Martin Colin

Palm Beach County Chief Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath

Chief Judge Reacts to Expose by AAAPG and Palm Beach Post

January 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

By John Pacenti – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer The chief judge for Palm Beach County said Wednesday that he is investigating what needs to be done to address concerns brought forth by The Palm Beach Post’s stories on Circuit Judge Martin Colin’s role in adult guardianship. Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath said in an email to The Post that he is in fact-finding mode and “is preparing to make appropriate changes to address concerns.” Professional guardian Elizabeth Savitt, married to [- more...]

Palm Beach Post front page Jan 17, 2016: Frail Seniors' Assets Benefit Judge, Wife. Guardian's cases often decided by judge's friend. Former Florida Chief Justice calls for investigation. Judge Collin has 115 recusals in 6 months in cases with wife's lawyers.

Florida: Jan 17, 2016 Palm Beach Post front page: Former Florida Chief Justice calls for investigation

January 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

One in a series of articles from Florida’s Palm Beach Post, written by John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, and produced by Kristyn Wellesley and Gurman Bhatia Guardianship: A Broken Trust, a series from the Palm Beach Post Judge, wife benefit from frail seniors’ money, Part 1. Judge’s history of debt: Foreclosures, IRS liens, Part 2. Judge appears to routinely violate Florida Judicial Code of Conduct , Part 3. Attorney – ‘Courts have allowed this culture’, Part 4. Chief [- more...]

Florida: The Judge & his guardian-wife’s financial picture

January 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

One in a series of articles from Florida’s Palm Beach Post, written by John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, and produced by Kristyn Wellesley and Gurman Bhatia Related articles: Read Judge, wife benefit from frail seniors’ money, Part 1, here. Read Judge’s history of debt: Foreclosures, IRS liens, Part 2, here. Read Judge appears to routinely violate Florida Judicial Code of Conduct , Part 3, here. Read Attorney – ‘Courts have allowed this culture’, Part 4, here. Read Chief [- more...]

Professional guardian Elizabeth Savitt, married to Judge Martin Colin, says complaints from families of double billing and sending disputes to court to run up fees are ‘frivolous’ and ‘baseless.’ (Madeline Gray / The Palm Beach Post)

Florida: The Judge’s wife, a frequent court-appointed guardian

January 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

A Note from Dr. Sam Sugar, founder, AAAPG: This is the tip of the iceberg. The guardians hire the most expensive lawyers with the most intimate knowledge of every quirk in the law to represent them (at the ward’s expense of course) because without the lawyers having their back, the guardians would not have the “chutzpah” to attempt of this sort of malfeasance–even if your husband is a probate judge and the judge who hands you all your cases is his buddy and your [- more...]

Chief Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath, who presides over Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Martin Colin. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

Florida: Chief judge presided over guardian’s divorce while judges take vacations together, Part 5

January 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

The fifth in a series of articles from Florida’s Palm Beach Post, written by John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, and produced by Kristyn Wellesley and Gurman Bhatia Read Judge, wife benefit from frail seniors’ money, Part 1, here. Read Judge’s history of debt: Foreclosures, IRS liens, Part 2, here. Read Judge appears to routinely violate Florida Judicial Code of Conduct , Part 3, here. Read Attorney – ‘Courts have allowed this culture’, Part 4, here. Colin [- more...]

Ellen Morris, attorney for court-appointed guardian John Cramer who works for Savitt, has also practiced in front of Savitt's husband, Judge Colin (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

Florida: Attorney – ‘Courts have allowed this culture’, Part 4

January 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

The forth in a series of articles from Florida’s Palm Beach Post, written by John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, and produced by Kristyn Wellesley and Gurman Bhatia Read Judge, wife benefit from frail seniors’ money, Part 1, here. Read Judge’s history of debt: Foreclosures, IRS liens, Part 2, here. Read Judge appears to routinely violate Florida Judicial Code of Conduct , Part 3, here. The conflict created for Colin by his wife working as a professional guardian [- more...]

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