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Ohio judge is booted from the bench for wearing TANK TOPS and spandex shorts in court

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An Ohio judge was removed from the bench Tuesday for misconduct that included repeatedly lying, issuing illegitimate arrest warrants, and wearing spandex shorts, tank tops and sneakers in court.

Judge Pinkey Susan Carr was suspended indefinitely by the Ohio Supreme Court as she agreed to undergo evaluations of her mental and physical health. She had been accused of more than 100 instances of misconduct.

Carr received the second-most severe sanction that can be imposed against an attorney or judge for ethics violations.
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I wonder if she was either elected or appointed.
 
I remember her! Good to see her misconduct hasn't gone unpunished.
 
Biden voter, typical.
 

An Ohio judge was removed from the bench Tuesday for misconduct that included repeatedly lying, issuing illegitimate arrest warrants, and wearing spandex shorts, tank tops and sneakers in court.

Judge Pinkey Susan Carr was suspended indefinitely by the Ohio Supreme Court as she agreed to undergo evaluations of her mental and physical health. She had been accused of more than 100 instances of misconduct.

Carr received the second-most severe sanction that can be imposed against an attorney or judge for ethics violations.
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I wonder if she was either elected or appointed.
She was elected.
 
She was elected.
I wonder why?

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An Ohio judge was removed from the bench Tuesday for misconduct that included repeatedly lying, issuing illegitimate arrest warrants, and wearing spandex shorts, tank tops and sneakers in court.

Judge Pinkey Susan Carr was suspended indefinitely by the Ohio Supreme Court as she agreed to undergo evaluations of her mental and physical health. She had been accused of more than 100 instances of misconduct.

Carr received the second-most severe sanction that can be imposed against an attorney or judge for ethics violations.
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I wonder if she was either elected or appointed.
Wow. Spandex and tank top as inappropriate attire was only one of several reasons, and a stupid thing to use for the title.

The 58-page report detailed the multiple instances of Carr's misconduct and put everything into five categories:
  • Issuance Capiases and False Statements
  • Ex Parte Communications, Improper Plea Bargaining, Arbitrary Dispositions
  • Improper use of Capiases and Bond to Compel Payment of Fines and Court Costs
  • Public Confidence, Lack of Decorum and Dignity Consistent with Judicial Office
  • Abuse of Contempt Power and Failure to Recuse
To summarize just a few off the issues of misconduct listed, the board said Carr allegedly did the following:
  • During the start of the pandemic when the courthouse activity was suspended, she didn't reschedule her cases and issued warrants for defendants who failed to appear. She rewarded defendants who did appear by waiving fines.
  • Lied to two media outlets, claiming she had not issued warrants for people who did not come to court.
  • Routinely conducting hearings without the prosecutor present “to avoid compliance with procedural safeguards without interference from the city’s legal counsel. “
  • Recommended pleas to unrepresented defendants with no prosecutor present, accepted pleas without explanation or discussion, routinely dismissed cases after unilaterally entering no contest pleas on behalf of defendants, and waived fines and costs without inquiry as to defendants’ ability to pay.
  • ignored the court’s established procedure to set up contracts to pay fines and costs at the time of sentencing. Set her own “Ability to Pay Hearings” without notifying the defendant or clerk’s office, then would issue a capias ordering the arrest of the defendant and set a bond.
  • Wore inappropriate clothing to her courtroom, including T-shirts, shorts, tank tops and sneakers.
  • Made frequent references to “Paradise Valley,” a Starz television series about a Mississippi strip club, when speaking with her staff and defendants, “all this while lawyers and their clients waited to have their matters resolved and the public watched.”
  • Routinely spoke in an "undignified manner," made jokes about accepting bribes and kickbacks from defendants.

Maybe you should keep in mind, the bias of where you get your news from.
 
Wow. Spandex and tank top as inappropriate attire was only one of several reasons, and a stupid thing to use for the title.

The 58-page report detailed the multiple instances of Carr's misconduct and put everything into five categories:
  • Issuance Capiases and False Statements
  • Ex Parte Communications, Improper Plea Bargaining, Arbitrary Dispositions
  • Improper use of Capiases and Bond to Compel Payment of Fines and Court Costs
  • Public Confidence, Lack of Decorum and Dignity Consistent with Judicial Office
  • Abuse of Contempt Power and Failure to Recuse
To summarize just a few off the issues of misconduct listed, the board said Carr allegedly did the following:
  • During the start of the pandemic when the courthouse activity was suspended, she didn't reschedule her cases and issued warrants for defendants who failed to appear. She rewarded defendants who did appear by waiving fines.
  • Lied to two media outlets, claiming she had not issued warrants for people who did not come to court.
  • Routinely conducting hearings without the prosecutor present “to avoid compliance with procedural safeguards without interference from the city’s legal counsel. “
  • Recommended pleas to unrepresented defendants with no prosecutor present, accepted pleas without explanation or discussion, routinely dismissed cases after unilaterally entering no contest pleas on behalf of defendants, and waived fines and costs without inquiry as to defendants’ ability to pay.
  • ignored the court’s established procedure to set up contracts to pay fines and costs at the time of sentencing. Set her own “Ability to Pay Hearings” without notifying the defendant or clerk’s office, then would issue a capias ordering the arrest of the defendant and set a bond.
  • Wore inappropriate clothing to her courtroom, including T-shirts, shorts, tank tops and sneakers.
  • Made frequent references to “Paradise Valley,” a Starz television series about a Mississippi strip club, when speaking with her staff and defendants, “all this while lawyers and their clients waited to have their matters resolved and the public watched.”
  • Routinely spoke in an "undignified manner," made jokes about accepting bribes and kickbacks from defendants.

Maybe you should keep in mind, the bias of where you get your news from.
The details can be found here. Highly disturbing stuff.

 
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