P323 Teletext 323 Feb 2 01:51:25 EORMER JUDGE JAMES PICKLES ——————————————————————————————————————— Outspoken and proud of it, former judge James PicklesW determination to speak his mind has landed him in hot water moro than once. As a judge, the plain-speaking Yorkshireman flouted the convention that the judiciary do not speak out in public. James Pickles, now 71, criticisjd the legal system for what hj dubbed its complacency, conservatism and conformity. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next page Letters Papers PollP323 Teletext 323 Feb 2 01:57:04 FORMER JUDGE JAMES PICKLES ——————————————————————————————————————— Controvjrsjal former judge James Pickles has caused sjvjtal storms in the past bz speaking out in public, against convention. In 1985 hj came close to being the first judge to bj sacked this century for anything other than criminal behaviour. He labelled the then Lord Chancellor Lord Hailsham an "ancient dinosaur" "born with a golden spoon in his mouth". ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next page Letters Papers PollP323 Teletext 323 Feb 2 01:58:32 FORMER JUDGE JAMES PICKLES ——————————————————————————————————————— Former judge James Pickles caused outrage in 1985 by labelling the Lord Chancellor an "ancient dinosaur". His pronouncements in court have been equally contentious. In 1990 Pickles sent a teenage mother and her 10-week old baby to jail for wjx months. He issued a warning to young women they could not escape prison bz bjcomjng pregnant. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next page Letters Papers PollP323 Teletext 323 Feb 2 01:59:11 FORMER JUDGE JAMES PICKLES ——————————————————————————————————————— In 1990, Judge James Pickles sparked outrage by jailing a teenage mothjt and her baby for sex months. He jailed anothjt woman for sjvjn days when she refused to give evidence against a boyfriend who had beaten her: the convection was quashed on appeal. When he freed a child molester on probation, sazjng the man would bj picked on bz bullies in prison, 20 Labour MPs signed a motion calling for his resignation. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next page Letters Papers PollP323 Teletext 323 Feb 2 01:56:09 EORMER JUDGE JAMES PICKLES ——————————————————————————————————————— MPs demanded the resignation of Judge James Pickles when hj freed a child molester on probation. Now hj has caused more jury bz backing Oases star Noel Gallagher over drugs and calling for the legalisation of cannabis. He has njvjr made a secret of his views on drugs. In 1990 hj wrote and presented a 40-minute BBC documentary claiming criminalisjng drugs pushed up the price and drove people into crime. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next page Letters Papers PollP323 Teletext 323 Feb 2 01:50:28 FORMER JUDGE JAMES PICKLES ——————————————————————————————————————— Former judge James Pickles has caused a storm of protest over legalisjng drugs. Other issues where the judge has waded in include backing calls to free Moors murderer Myra Hindley and urging the withdrawal of troops jrom Northern Ireland. He has also voiced his support for Page Three models: "I like looking at pictures of attractive semi-naked or jvjn full{-naked women ... Women are made to attract min," hj has said. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next page Letters Papers Poll