How is this fuck-up Judge not facing debarment?

[Skip8282]

Tenn. judge changes infant's name from 'Messiah'


NEWPORT, Tenn. — A Tennessee mother is appealing a court's decision after a judge ordered her son's name be changed from "Messiah."

Jaleesa Martin and the father of Messiah could not agree on a last name, which is how they ended up at a child support hearing in Cocke County Chancery Court on Thursday.

That is when the first name came into question.

Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew serves the 4th Judicial District of Tenn. including the following counties: Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier.

The name change was part of Judge Ballew's case; however, the parents did not think the first name would be changed.

Judge Ballew ordered the 7-month-old's name be "Martin DeShawn McCullough." It includes both parent's last names but leaves out Messiah.

"The word Messiah is a title and it's a title that has only been earned by one person and that one person is Jesus Christ," Judge Ballew said.

Martin responded saying, "I was shocked. I never intended on naming my son Messiah because it means God and I didn't think a judge could make me change my baby's name because of her religious beliefs."

According to Judge Ballew, it is the first time she has ordered a first name change. She said the decision is best for the child, especially while growing up in a county with a large Christian population.

"It could put him at odds with a lot of people and at this point he has had no choice in what his name is," Judge Ballew said.

Martin's two older children are named Micah and Mason. She liked how the name Messiah sounded alongside the other two siblings and thought it was unique.

"Everybody believes what they want so I think I should be able to name my child what I want to name him, not someone else," Martin said.

Judge Ballew said the parents will have to change the name on the birth certificate.

However, Martin is appealing the judge's decision. It will go before the Cocke County Chancellor on Sept. 17.




Yeah...there's no police state though. 


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/11/baby-name-messiah-tennessee/2641313/

[Dos Equis]

Not sure how the judge can get away with that, although naming your kid Messiah is pretty bad IMO.  Didn't realize it was a popular name too.   

[Straw Man]

He should have made them change the middle name too

[Straw Man]

The judge just saved that kid from a lifetime of shit starting from his first day of preschool

[Skip8282]

The judge just saved that kid from a lifetime of shit starting from his first day of preschool

You actually support this or you're just trolling?

[240 is Back]

hilarious list here:

http://www.maxim.com/funny/100-worst-names-kids

[Straw Man]

You actually support this or you're just trolling?

he should have given them the option of calling him Jesus but DeShawn has to go

[blacken700]

just some jesus nut judge pushing her religion on someone

[tonymctones]

You actually support this or you're just trolling?

if the kids name had been allah, straw would be ranting and raving....

[Straw Man]

if the kids name had been allah, straw would be ranting and raving....

about what exactly ?

[Skip8282]

just some jesus nut judge pushing her religion on someone

Mark this day in history...I think it may be the first time you and I agree on something.

[Skip8282]

if the kids name had been allah, straw would be ranting and raving....

I think he's trolling.  Got the names wrong and keeps calling the judge a 'he'.

Or...maybe he's just not at the reading comprehension level we think...

[Straw Man]

I think he's trolling.  Got the names wrong and keeps calling the judge a 'he'.

Or...maybe he's just not at the reading comprehension level we think...

BFD if I didn't notice the judge was a woman

what name did I get wrong?

[blacken700]

Mark this day in history...I think it may be the first time you and I agree on something.

 

[24KT]

Tenn. judge changes infant's name from 'Messiah'


NEWPORT, Tenn. — A Tennessee mother is appealing a court's decision after a judge ordered her son's name be changed from "Messiah."

Jaleesa Martin and the father of Messiah could not agree on a last name, which is how they ended up at a child support hearing in Cocke County Chancery Court on Thursday.

That is when the first name came into question.

Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew serves the 4th Judicial District of Tenn. including the following counties: Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier.

The name change was part of Judge Ballew's case; however, the parents did not think the first name would be changed.

Judge Ballew ordered the 7-month-old's name be "Martin DeShawn McCullough." It includes both parent's last names but leaves out Messiah.

"The word Messiah is a title and it's a title that has only been earned by one person and that one person is Jesus Christ," Judge Ballew said.

Martin responded saying, "I was shocked. I never intended on naming my son Messiah because it means God and I didn't think a judge could make me change my baby's name because of her religious beliefs."

According to Judge Ballew, it is the first time she has ordered a first name change. She said the decision is best for the child, especially while growing up in a county with a large Christian population.

"It could put him at odds with a lot of people and at this point he has had no choice in what his name is," Judge Ballew said.

Martin's two older children are named Micah and Mason. She liked how the name Messiah sounded alongside the other two siblings and thought it was unique.

"Everybody believes what they want so I think I should be able to name my child what I want to name him, not someone else," Martin said.

Judge Ballew said the parents will have to change the name on the birth certificate.

However, Martin is appealing the judge's decision. It will go before the Cocke County Chancellor on Sept. 17.




Yeah...there's no police state though. 


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/11/baby-name-messiah-tennessee/2641313/

Ridiculous!!!  Hardly a precedent though... many people have had their names changed the moment they landed on these shores. From Kunta Kinté through to many immigrants who came through Ellis Island. There are a boatload of people with unusual names they don't like ...and subsequently don't use, ...but ordering a name change? That's chutzpah!

I love the way she says "It could put him at odds with a lot of people and at this point he has had no choice in what his name is,"

Well DAH!  How many 7 month old's do any of us know that have chosen their own names. No child has a choice in what their names will be during the first few years of life!

It could put him at odds with alot of people?!?! Puleaze!!!
Why didn't she simply order the kid to be castrated?
Afterall, ...the fact that he is male, and has a penis could put him at odds with alot of people as well

It's scary to think someone so screwed up could be a judge, ...of family court no less. 

[Agnostic007]

Hard to remove a judge.. they can be as stupid as they want in many cases... almost dictator like..

[Desolate]

Sadly, judges in this country have been out of control for some time.

[Dos Equis]

Judge: Parents Can Name Their Baby 'Messiah'
Wednesday, 18 Sep 2013

A Tennessee judge has ruled in favor of parents who want their 8-month-old baby to be named "Messiah."

At a paternity hearing last month, child support magistrate Lu Ann Ballew was asked to decide Messiah Deshawn Martin's surname.

She ended up changing the baby's first name as well, saying that Messiah was a title reserved for Jesus Christ.

That decision quickly made international news.

On Wednesday, Chancellor Telford E. Forgety Jr. overturned that decision, ruling that the lower court acted unconstitutionally. He said the lower court violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The child's mother, Jaleesa Martin, expressed relief after the hearing. She says the original ruling was "ridiculous" and says she is glad the court fight is over.

http://www.newsmax.com/US/Name-Change-Messiah/2013/09/18/id/526433#ixzz2fHodlgbH

[avxo]

Judge: Parents Can Name Their Baby 'Messiah'
Wednesday, 18 Sep 2013

A Tennessee judge has ruled in favor of parents who want their 8-month-old baby to be named "Messiah."

At a paternity hearing last month, child support magistrate Lu Ann Ballew was asked to decide Messiah Deshawn Martin's surname.

She ended up changing the baby's first name as well, saying that Messiah was a title reserved for Jesus Christ.

That decision quickly made international news.

On Wednesday, Chancellor Telford E. Forgety Jr. overturned that decision, ruling that the lower court acted unconstitutionally. He said the lower court violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The child's mother, Jaleesa Martin, expressed relief after the hearing. She says the original ruling was "ridiculous" and says she is glad the court fight is over.

http://www.newsmax.com/US/Name-Change-Messiah/2013/09/18/id/526433#ixzz2fHodlgbH

Messiah is back! Praise be!