Cochise County: Judd considering plea offer to resolve 2022 felony election interference charges
1/2 of the Disastrous Duo of Cochise County Supervisors who almost got over 47,000 voters disenfranchised in 2022 due to their stubborn, and stupid refusal to certify county ballots. Both are Republicans who had long engaged in a contentious effort to insist on hand counting ballots, despite that being illegal and unwarranted due to sample counts from each precinct matching the machine counts in the regular audits.
Always figured Judd was just sort of a not real bright follower of GOP orders. But she is staring down some expensive court proceedings and probably sees the folly of stonewalling. She might even be able to save her vestment in her state pension if she gets the deal she may be going for.
https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/cochise_county/judd-considering-plea-offer-to-resolve-2022-felony-election-interference-charges/article_12061dae-6188-11ef-9462-5bcd696f14cb.html?utm_source=second-street&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breakingnewsalerts&emailmd5=37e512cee7af50430832a48baacd1e45&emailsha1=87207172136190161966423323216119213314115016621652236184&emailsha256=31f6f5ec1f90ef050f1ae59c2bb87b159b0a965ef349e6e420e467e257f18d3a]
One such question is whether the resolution would involve a guilty or no contest plea to a felony or a misdemeanor. Another question is whether Judd would be allowed to sign a plea agreement but not have it formally accepted by the court until sentencing.
This method ensures a defendant is not considered convicted right away, which would be critical for Judd given that she is an elected county official. If Judd completes this year in office, it appears she would have enough time in elected office to be fully vested for a government pension based on her past service in the Arizona Legislature.
Another question is whether any plea offer would grant Judd blanket immunity for any of her other activities related to the 2022 election cycle, including potential violations of Arizona’s Open Meeting Law and the state’s Public Records Law.
I kinda feel a bit sorry for her, as she sorta seems like a 'low normal', but I am often too kind to idiots who let GOP operatives lead them astray in service to Trump and his puppetmasters. Judd didn't have the backbone to say no to their effort to test a method to hold up election certification to see if it would be of use in 2024.
If she turns evidence that will put fellow supervisor (and constant threat to the well being of this county) Tom Crosby behind bars, I'd be OK with her getting a deal. Her husband is gravely ill and she's no spring chicken herself.
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