FEDERAL JUDGE GETS AWAY WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE, NFL PLAYERS PAY & 'He's beating on me,' wife of judge who presided over Siegelman, Scrushy trials says in 911 call 22SEP&13AUG14

THIS pig, judge mark fuller, is more dangerous than the NFL players being suspended, fired, fined and experiencing the shame of trial by public opinion for allegations of domestic abuse. He is more dangerous because if he is allowed to stay on the federal bench, he will know he can beat his wife again with no consequences. The fact that he was allowed this deal, probably granted by another  (in reality or fantasizing) abusive judge, shows the culture of affluenza seriously corrupts our judicial system. And while many are critical of the nfl for their mishandling of the cases involving players there has been little commentary about the Alabama judicial / political community's lack of action and outrage. It is only recently Sens shelby and sessions (both r tb AL) have publicly called on mark fuller to resign. If you are as outraged and disgusted as the rest of us are please sign this petition from UltraViolet demanding mark fuller resign from the bench or be removed. Click the link below.....
Federal Judge Mark Fuller was arrested for domestic violence last month after his wife called 911 during the attack, and not only was let off the hook--he's still sitting on the federal bench. As news of this case spreads across the media even Alabama's conservative senators have called on him to be removed from his job. A man like this has no place as a judge. Will you add your name?

Tell Judge Fuller: Domestic abusers should have no place in making justice decisions. Resign immediately.

In a recording of the 911 call from Fuller's wife, she begs for help as he is assaulting her in a high-end Atlanta hotel.¹ When police arrived, she was in tears, with lacerations on her face. She told them that he pulled her by her hair, threw her to the ground, and dragged, kicked, and hit her in the face.²

Evidence, including broken glass, blood, and hair was collected from the hotel room, and Fuller was arrested.³
But rather than face trial, Fuller agreed to a 24-week domestic violence intervention program. He will spend no time behind bars--he's set to return to the bench--and his record will be expunged.⁴
Fuller has completely lost the public trust. Men who beat their wives should have no place in deciding justice for others. And right now, there's a ton of attention on domestic violence. It has even forced Alabama's senators to call on Fuller to step down.⁵ If we all call for his resignation now, the public outcry will force him out of the judgeship.
Can you sign the petition?
Thanks for speaking out.
--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Adam, Gabriela, Holly, Kaili, Kathy, Onyi, and Susan, the UltraViolet team

Sources:
1. 'He's beating on me,' wife of judge who presided over Siegelman, Scrushy trials says in 911 call, AL.com, August 13, 2014
2. ibid
3. ibid
4. Wife-beating is not a private matter, CNN, September 16, 2014

5. Senators Shelby, Sessions want Mark Fuller to resign, Montgomery Advertiser, September 18, 2014

'He's beating on me,' wife of judge who presided over Siegelman, Scrushy trials says in 911 call

By The Associated Press
on August 13, 2014 at 2:56 PM, updated August 13, 2014 at 3:52 PM

Federal judge Mark Fuller was arrested Saturday at Atlanta's Ritz Carlton hotel.  

The wife of a federal judge arrested earlier this week on suspicion of hitting her told emergency dispatchers that she was being beaten and needed an ambulance.
U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller, meanwhile, has been stripped of his case load in the Middle District of Alabama as he stands charged with misdemeanor domestic battery in a Georgia court.
In a recording of a 911 call obtained by The Associated Press, the woman who dialed authorities identified herself as Kelli Fuller and reported that she was involved in a domestic dispute at the Ritz Carlton in downtown Atlanta.
"He's beating on me. Please help me," the woman tells the 911 dispatcher before saying that she needed paramedics.
The recording was released to AP on Wednesday in response to an open records request.
Atlanta police arrested Fuller, 55, early Sunday. He was released from the Fulton County Jail on a $5,000 bond after a hearing Monday. Best known for sentencing former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman to prison after a public corruption conviction, Fuller must appear in court again Aug. 22.
About a minute into the call, as the initial dispatcher patches an ambulance dispatcher into the call, the woman identified as Kelli Fuller, 41, can be heard saying 'I hate you, I hate you." A male voice responds: "I hate you too" followed by dull noises in the background.
The woman's voice can be heard loudly repeating: "Help me, please. Please help me. He's beating on me."
The initial dispatcher tells the ambulance dispatcher: "She says that she's in a domestic fight and I can hear him hitting her now."
According to a written incident report, Kelli Fuller "answered the door in tears" when police arrived. She had visible cuts on her mouth and forehead when police arrived. She was treated at the hotel by paramedics but refused to be taken to a hospital.
Police say the judge was on the bed when they entered the room, which smelled of alcohol. There was broken glass and hair on the floor. Blood was discovered in the bathroom.
Kelli Fuller told police that her husband became violent after she accused him of having an affair with a law clerk in his Montgomery, Alabama, office. She said he pulled her hair, threw her to the ground and dragged her, kicked her and struck her several times in the face.
Mark Fuller told police that his wife became violent as she confronted him with allegations of cheating. The judge told police he was watching television when his wife threw a drink glass at him. He told officers that he grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground to defend himself. Mark Fuller had no visible injuries, the report said.
Kelli and Mark Fuller married after the judge and his previous wife, Lisa Boyd Fuller, divorced in 2012. That divorce file in Montgomery County was sealed at Mark Fuller's request.
Misdemeanor offenses in Georgia generally are punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. But Fuller already faces professional consequences for his arrest, as a notice posted on the 11th Judicial Circuit's website said all cases pending in his court will be reassigned to other judges and that no new matters will be assigned to him "until further notice."
According to the Middle District's online schedule, Fuller had been scheduled to preside in his own courtroom Monday at 10 a.m. for a hearing. He has two trials scheduled for next week and multiple hearings scheduled for Aug. 22, the day he's due back in Atlanta as a defendant.
A woman who answered the telephone at the judge's chambers on Wednesday gave no comment.
Federal judges are confirmed by the Senate to lifetime terms, though the chamber can also remove them from office.
Fuller, a former district attorney in southwest Alabama, was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2002 upon the recommendation of Alabama Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, both Republicans.
Through aides, both senators have declined comment.
In 2006, Fuller presided over the trial of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy.
Updated at 3:52 p.m. to show both senators, through aides, declined to comment.