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Kristine Cecava was a Cheyenne County, Nebraska district judge〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Judge Kristine Cecava Biography )〕 who garnered media attention for sentencing a man to probation for two felony child sexual assault charges, a sentence viewed by many as being too lenient.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Stiffer sentence sought for sex offender ) 〕 In May, 2006, Judge Cecava sentenced Richard W. Thompson to 10 years probation. It was reported first by local media outlet, The Sidney Sun-Telegraph, that her reason for the probation was that she thought Mr. Thompson, who is 5' 1" and 50 years old, would not survive prison.〔 The state filed an appeal of the sentence, calling it too lenient.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Attorney general to appeal child sex abuse sentence )〕 However, the sentence was found to be correct and the appeal failed. A petition calling for her resignation was signed by 900 people and submitted to the Nebraska Judicial Qualifications Commission, but was rejected because the commission doesn't have the power to remove her from office for an error in judgement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Commission Rejects Petition Against Judge In Short Rapist Case )〕 Cecava received her law degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1976. During law school, she was a member of the Law Review and received the Order of the Coif. Since that time, she served in a variety of positions, including county attorney. She was later appointed as a county judge and was president of the Nebraska County Judges Association in 1996. She was appointed to the district court in 1999.〔 Former Judge Cecava was removed from the bench by voters on Nov. 4, 2008, with 52% of voters saying "No" to retaining her services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Judge who gave short man probation ousted )〕 However, she remained active on the bench for several months following the vote until a new judge, Derek Weimers of Scottsbluff, was selected to replace her. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kristine Cecava」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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