disciplining judge for repeatedly using racial and ethnic slurs in staff’s presence, treating female staff members in a demeaning manner, indecorous behavior toward staff, loud public criticism of staff, and engaging in loud angry outbursts, including pounding fists, slamming doors, and throwing files
How later courts described this case
- disciplining judge for repeatedly using racial and ethnic slurs in staff’s presence, treating female staff members in a demeaning manner, indecorous behavior toward staff, loud public criticism of staff, and engaging in loud angry outbursts, including pounding fists, slamming doors, and throwing files
- magisterial district judge who sexually harassed female employees and made racial statements over period of more than ten years not found to have brought his judicial office into disrepute
- private reprimand for magisterial district court judge who made improper sexual comments to his staff and litigants over lengthy time period
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
CONCURRING STATEMENT OF
Judge LAMB.
I concur in the Order of Sanction imposed in this case based on the following factors:
a.the Respondent admitted his conduct as set out in the Findings of Fact in this Court’s Opinion of July 14, 2006, and that such conduct constitutes a violation of Rule 4(C) of the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges;
b. the Respondent was contrite;
c. the Respondent apologized to those affected; and
d. the Respondent represented to this Court that he would never again seek judicial office in this Commonwealth.