Stupid, arrogant Judge sent down the hall ....

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... to deal with smaller matters.


"QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A judge in western Illinois who sparked outrage when he threw out the sexual assault conviction of an 18-year-old man, saying the 148 days the man spent in jail was punishment enough, is no longer presiding over a criminal court docket.

An administrative order filed Thursday by Chief Judge Frank McCartney of the Eighth Judicial Circuit assigned Adams County Judge Robert Adrian to small claims, legal matters and probate dockets and other civil cases, effective immediately, the (Quincy) Herald-Whig reported.

Adrian had presided over a three-day bench trial in which Drew Clinton was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a graduation party in May.

After originally finding Clinton guilty on one count of criminal sexual assault in October, Adrian threw out the conviction Jan. 3 when Clinton appeared for sentencing, and said he would not impose the mandatory minimum sentence of four years in prison.

“Mr. Clinton has served almost five months in the county jail, 148 days,” Adrian said, according to the court transcript of the hearing posted online by local media. “For what happened in this case, that is plenty of punishment. That would be a just sentence.” "

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"On Wednesday, Adrian, apparently angered by the criticism, told another prosecutor appearing before him in an unrelated case to leave his courtroom because the prosecutor had “liked” a comment on Facebook that was critical of the judge.

“I can't be fair with you,” Adrian told the Adams County prosecutor, the Herald-Whig reported. “Get out.”"

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-01-13/judge-under-fire-for-tossing-conviction-sent-to-small-claims

I say the 'Judge' should 'get out'.

 

[eelw]

Good to see being held accountable

 

[trenchfoot]

Now if only Trump and McConnell's corporate owned judges on the Supreme Court would get ganged up on by the other two pillars of power in the gov't there'd be some real justice done over there for a change.

 

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The 'Judge' has now been formally removed from the bench:

Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after ...​

1 day ago CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man's rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.. The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday after it held a three-day hearing in Chicago in November ...

Of note:

Adrian “engaged in multiple instances of misconduct” and “abused his position of power to indulge his own sense of justice while circumventing the law.”

The commission could have issued a reprimand, censure or suspension without pay, but its decision said it had “ample grounds” for immediately removing Adrian from the bench in western Illinois’ Adams County.


And yet the fool thinks HE's the victim:

When reached by phone Friday, Adrian told the Chicago Tribune that the commission’s decision to remove him is “totally a miscarriage of justice. I did what was right. I’ve always told the truth about it.”

 

[Moonbeam]

The 'Judge' has now been formally removed from the bench:

Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after ...​

1 day ago CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man's rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.. The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday after it held a three-day hearing in Chicago in November ...

Of note:

Adrian “engaged in multiple instances of misconduct” and “abused his position of power to indulge his own sense of justice while circumventing the law.”

The commission could have issued a reprimand, censure or suspension without pay, but its decision said it had “ample grounds” for immediately removing Adrian from the bench in western Illinois’ Adams County.


And yet the fool thinks HE's the victim:

When reached by phone Friday, Adrian told the Chicago Tribune that the commission’s decision to remove him is “totally a miscarriage of justice. I did what was right. I’ve always told the truth about it.”

Yes, he may feel like the victim but the accusation and his removal was for bad judgment. Can we assume the feeling of being the victim and his poor judgment go hand in hand? Par for the course, I would say.