OrtizReed Law Firm, PLLC

07/24/2026

What a beautiful day! Val and I took advantage for a working lunch on the patio at the Parsonage. We had the patio to ourselves. Wyngatte sandwich and a cuo of soup for the win. Got 2027 calendar setup going. Now it's back to the office for more client work.

06/28/2026

This does not compute.

https://youtu.be/RABLYqnjEIE?is=44LxGkIKNAXsmrwQ

06/20/2026

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a Texas man who argued it was unconstitutional to ban certain drug users from owning fi****ms: https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/nation-world/second-amendment-gun-possession-drug-use-supreme-court/507-2290067e-cc19-46bd-8c03-5822836c798f?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_5NEWS

(Photo: The Associated Press)

05/30/2026

Justice requires professional, impartial and competent judiciary. Having practiced in two states my experience has been that judges generally do a good job, some even great. Judges like this are few and far between but not all the few problem judges are challenged and addressed. It's often a delicate, risky and complicated situation. Not getting a desired result does not mean a judge is acting inappropriately. Bad results do not necessarily mean bad action by the Court. That is sometimes a hard pill to swallow for clients (and counsel). Sometimes they do though.

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/alabama-judge-suspended-for-incompetent-unprofessional-behavior?fbclid=IwVERDUASGcNJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5vU8c1ubufHKfkzcN_ZoNQe2x14ZoUe75v3huTrfXchFCDRJE42jtbosYqjQ_aem_ShY9bfWcOpZprmuRi8J0-g

An Alabama judge who described herself as the “ultimate authority” has been suspended following complaints that she was incompetent, unprofessional and failed to diligently discharge her judicial duties.

05/29/2026

Gabe update. ❤

05/29/2026

Keep at it. You've got this. It gets better, eventually.

05/29/2026

Judges generally have immunity for actions taken in their judicial role. However, that immunity does not extend to actions beyond their official role. This is generally true of immunity for other governmental positions as well. Getting past immunity is challenging, especially regarding judges, but not impossible.

The Institute for Justice (IJ) teamed up with a West Virginia man whose rights were violated by a Raleigh County family court judge. IJ and Matthew Gibson are urging the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s ruling that Judge Louise Goldston was not entitled to judicial immun...