Comments on: 48th District Court Judge’s Daughter Arrested for “Minor in Possession.”

By: Traci

Traci — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:48:21 +0000

I made the mistake of picking up a wallet off the ground in a restuarant, then I took it to the post office and deposited it in the mailbox. Judge Small took none of my personal life into consideration. This happened a week after my dad passed away and one day after the service for him. I had a hard time finding a lawyer to represent me once they found out who my judge was. My lawyer brought in letters from my therapist explaining my state of mind at the time, letters people wrote telling how out of the ordinary for me and explaining all the ways I help people and the good things I usually do. Judge Small belittled me saying I had no right to work with kids and that I was being a terrible role model. I love my job working with middle schoolers. After that it was very difficult to go back to work. She put me in jail for five days and gave me one year probation, three meetings a week and random drug and alcohol testing. She has changed my life forever. I’m now working through P.T.S.D. and also (with the help of my therapist) grieving my dads death since I had no chance to do that at the time.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:20:47 +0000

I appreciate what Judge Small is doing….as someone that has survived what drunk driving can do to you. I was hit head on by a drunk driver, it was her 2nd offense. I paid the price of missing work for 6 months and a bum leg for life due to a “easy” sentence of a drunk driver with a drinking problem. The drunk driver spent 18 HOURS in jail until she was sober and I spent 7 days/nights in the hospital, now if Judge Small had judged her, would she have learned? I would hope so, she seems to make drunk drivers deal or at least hear and see what that could or have caused when they chose to drive drunk. Most are saying that 1st time offenders are just needing to get corrected ‘easy’ and learn from it…some do, but most don’t. I now have to pay a price for a drunk driver that hasn’t learned from her mistakes. As far as her daughter is concerned she should have the same sentence as what her mother gives out to MIP, but I feel like Judge Small has given her daughter additional sentences at home. Drunk Driving is a CRIME, it is someone playing Russian roulette with other lives while behind a automobile that can kill or handicap someone…then it will affect the innocent ones in life while the 1st time offenders generally survive the wreck without much harm. Thank You Judge Small…I Appreciate what you are doing!

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:04:44 +0000

Wow, just listened to a bunch of testimonies from people who went before judge small, and i’m shocked and disgusted by what this women is doing. This women is ruining peoples lives with her one size fits all sentencing. It’s obviously a money grab and to make people take drug tests once a week whem there’s no evidence of drug use is wrong. To subject people to her 45 min diatrodes on irrelevant things like the victims of 9/11 simply because a persons sentencing was on the anniverseray of 9/11 is ludicrous. She needs to go now! Also, as much as she loves her wine, you can’t tell me she’s never drove with a buzz before.

By: OWI offender's spouse

OWI offender's spouse — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:15:22 +0000

We just spent an hour with the “honorable” judge! “HORRIBLE” is more like it. I thought all the press about her was exaggerated! Not so !!! She compared my husband, a first time offtender/4 month AA member to the woman who killed four children while drunk-driving!!! If I thought this whole process was really about safer roads, I would be okay! But it is nothing more than a money-maker!!! My husband had already learned his lesson, as did I, as well as our friends and family. 12 days in jail plus fines and probation is pretty a pretty high price to pay on top of what he has already paid and experienced. I understand people die from drunk driving and do not condone it at all! But I do believe in justice and I know that if another judge had heard my husband’s case, today would have gone differently and my husband would not be in jail right now! Judge Small is making a small fortune for Oakland county while pretending to care about her community! …oh, and lets not forget her own daughter! Justice, my a–!!!

By: kevin attisha

kevin attisha — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:52:33 +0000

she is an unfair judge with emotional mood problems and needs to be removed fromthe bench! See how here daugther gets away almost scot free but others get srewed over by judge smalls…..personal i think her attitude stinks and she has no respect for anyone that comes in front of her!!! She is the rudest lady i have meet, you go in front of her for one thing, she ends of making you do probation for cases u have already completed in the past, how many times are you gonna punish someone for the same reason when they come in front of you forsomething totally different. HONESTLY I CANT STAND THE LADY AND IF THERE WAS ANY WAY I COULD REMOVE HER FROM THE BENCH I WOULD. Some will run against her next termi promise!!!!!!