Crooked in Canada

I don’t know what goes through a Supreme Court justice’s head most of the time, but given that there is a lot empty space between their ears when it comes to interpreting laws as they are written, you would think that there was enough room between their ears for common sense to fit in. Sadly that isn’t the case.

There are a lot of judges who are just plain stupid, and how they managed to get their law degrees in the first place is totally beyond me.  I think its high time that judges be tested to the nth degree to see if they are fit enough to sit on the bench, that the bar be raised when it comes to the vague qualifications they are required to meet when it comes to sitting on the bench, especially when it comes to Supreme Court justices.

That said; a former Canadian Supreme Court justice was recently arrested in the Grand Caymans on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Hmm, anybody think that this is the first time Alex (Ace) Henderson has come under suspicion for misconduct in public office? I bet while he was a Supreme Court judge in British Columbia during the 80s and 90s there were suspicions about him, after all he was a household name in BC and you don’t become a household name toeing the judiciary line without bending a few rules to impress those in high places. If anybody thinks Henderson rise to the top was squeaky clean, think again.

The fact that he has been arrested in the Grand Caymans after being caught up in what is described as a bizarre and complicated corruption probe is enough to suggest to me that Henderson wasn’t always an honest guy while he was a BC Supreme Court justice. If he was corrupt in the Caymans, you can bet he was of corruptible character while he was in Canada, and until now he has done a good job of fooling everybody into believing that he was a stand-up guy.

Judge Henderson’s true colours are finally coming to light, and by the time Grand Cayman justice is finished with him there is the distinct possibility that Canadian authorities will have more than a few questions for him. Don’t anybody think for one moment that the wheels aren’t being set in motion by people in Canada to have the cases Henderson presided over reviewed now that he has been arrested and facing accusations of corruption.

Defence lawyers who presented their cases and lost before Henderson while he was in BC are likely working over time now, looking for ways to overturn their losses, if not demanding that all of cases Henderson presided over be reviewed now that he has been arrested on corruption charges.

The circumstances that led to Henderson’s arrest remain vague, but his arrest is linked to a break-in at a news office by two reporters who have stated that their boss was paying them for police tips into drug investigations, including pending raids and arrests. Hmm, if Henderson is the boss they are referring to, the shit is going to hit the fan and like I said every lawyer who presented a case before Henderson while he was on the bench in BC and lost, will have grounds to have their client’s cases reviewed.

Friends and former colleagues in BC are shocked by the judge’s arrest, noting that he was always thought of as a person of tremendous. Boy “Ace” sure fooled them didn’t he?

Not surprisingly Henderson is denying any wrongdoing, but the way I see it if he couldn’t be connected to the corruption probe in any way, shape or form he wouldn’t have been arrested in the first place. I think he is lying about his innocence, that power and greed got the better of him, and that he is more than just a little involved when it comes to this particular case.

Somebody who was able to bring down the BC government while he was a prosecutor would definitely be very capable of covering his tracks, and I wouldn’t expect anything less from Alexander Henderson.

After being released on bail, the alleged corrupt judge began making plans to swim among the sharks because he isn’t about to let a corruption scandal interfere with a scuba diving holiday.

Operation Tempura has arrested four top Cayman officials so far, including Henderson. His arrest came after he refused to co-operate with police when they asked him to submit to an interview after a series of letters were published criticizing the Cayman justice system.

I wonder why he refused to co-operate.

Looking out for his own legal rights aside, if he has no involvement in the break-in, why else has he refused to co-operate with investigators? What does he have to hide?

For somebody claiming to have no involvement in the break-in, the last thing he should be worried about is protecting his legal rights; after all he could face a few years in jail. Nothing to hide, nothing to fear right?

As usual I could be wrong, and I hope I am wrong, but the fact that he was arrested for not co-operating with police leads me to believe that at the very least the judge is hiding something that might just get him into a whole lot more trouble if he were to tell his side of the story.

Former Supreme Court justice free on bail after Cayman arrest
Former B.C. justice denies wrongdoing in Cayman Islands