Judge Sues Dry Cleaners for $65 Mil.

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Judge Set to Lose Job, Sources Say
Panel Reportedly Votes Against Reappointment

By Keith L. Alexander
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 23, 2007; Page B04

Roy L. Pearson Jr., whose $54 million lawsuit against a Northeast Washington dry-cleaning shop was rejected in court, is about to lose his job as an administrative law judge, sources said last night.

A city commission voted yesterday against reappointing Pearson to the bench of the Office of Administrative Hearings, which hears cases involving various D.C. boards and agencies. Pearson, who was up for a 10-year term, had tried to hold on to the job.


Roy L. Pearson Jr., who has served two years on the bench of the Office of Administrative Hearings, had sued dry cleaners for $54 million. (By Jacquelyn Martin -- Associated Press)


The commission's discussions are not public. Sources familiar with the deliberations said the panel hasn't drafted a letter formally notifying Pearson of its decision. Until that is done, the sources said, the decision is not final. The letter could be sent early next week, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case


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Administrative Court Judge Roy L. Pearson Jr. officially lost his job Tuesday. Washington, D.C.'s Office of Administrative Hearings panel voted last week against reappointing him to a 10-year term, and sent him a seven-page letter informing him.

It's impossible to know whether his termination would have happened had Pearson not filed his ludicrous lawsuit at the exact time when the panel was reviewing his reappointment. Still, the panel's action speaks louder than any speculation.

Nevertheless, I find myself wondering if justice has been served. Pearson, whose appeal of the suit is expected to drag into 2008, has lost his job, but the Chungs, Jin and Soo, have lost their business, their faith in America's legal system and many, many hours of sleep.


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