A Sydney man has tried to have a female Supreme Court judge disqualify herself from hearing a matter because he suspected she was a "feminist with leftist leanings".
Serial litigant Tosson Mahmoud argued that his views about the undesirability of women in senior roles in society were well-known and might cause "women judges to retaliate against me for directly threatening their jobs, income, material benefit and their status".
Mr Mahmoud is fighting an attempt by NSW Attorney-General Brad Hazzard to stop him from bringing future legal proceedings without the consent of the court, under laws dealing with vexatious proceedings.
In a judgment last week, Justice Monika Schmidt said Mr Mahmoud asked her to step aside from hearing a preliminary matter on the basis that he "suspected that as a female judge, I was a feminist with leftist leanings, who would not give him a fair hearing".
Justice Schmidt rejected the application. She said Mr Mahmoud's application rested on several assumptions, including that a male judge "would not hold views of the kind he suspected female judges such as I held".
"Nothing which Mr Mahmoud advanced provided a proper basis for the conclusion that a fair-minded lay observer might reasonably apprehend that I might not bring an impartial mind to the resolution of his application," she said.
Justice Schmidt said that "as human beings all judges hold personal views on a wide range of matters" but were obliged by their oath of office to determine issues impartially.
The judge also rejected an application that she should disqualify herself on the basis of alleged racism and a conflict of interest.
Mr Hazzard is seeking an order in the Supreme Court prohibiting Mr Mahmoud from instituting any legal proceedings without the consent of the court. The hearing is set down for March 9 next year.
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Judge not.
Judge not.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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It looks like if this fellow wants to find a judge who would see merit in his lawsuits he's going to have ask all the judges with IQs above 70 to disqualify themselves....
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seems like that malala bird has more balls than most feminists put together when it comes to standing up for womens rights in the muslim world.
I think her peace prize was more than a gift, it was and is, hard earned I think. I also think that she has the potential to approach the influence of dr king and Gandhi when it comes to world changing stands of conscience
I think her peace prize was more than a gift, it was and is, hard earned I think. I also think that she has the potential to approach the influence of dr king and Gandhi when it comes to world changing stands of conscience
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They got his forename wrong though - Tosson? Obviously mistook on for er.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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Not even a threat, he is.
And wes, Malala *is* a feminist.
And wes, Malala *is* a feminist.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
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yes she is, in the best sense of the word
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'nuff said.Serial litigant
