Brickbat: Bad Judgment

A grand jury in Bexar County, Texas, has indicted Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez on charges of felony unlawful restraint by a judicial officer and misdemeanor official oppression. During a probation revocation hearing in December 2024, Speedlin-Gonzalez asked if the defendant had failed to report to his probation officer, to which he responded, "true." Defense attorney Elizabeth Russell then conferred with the defendant, who retracted his answer. Speedlin-Gonzalez accused the attorney of coaching her client and being argumentative, and she ordered bailiffs to handcuff Russell and place her in the jury box until she agreed to "behave professionally."

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[Stuck in California]

One of my favorite paintings is The Judgement of Cambyses in the Groeninge museum.

Seems to me a judge should see some sort of repercussions for gross misconduct. Seems to me some more judges should see repercussions, in fact. I mean, not getting flayed alive while a doc is sitting there licking his balls or anything, but at least sanctions or jail time for abusing your power.

The whole obsequious pandering you're expected to do to a judge in the court room just bugs the shit out of me, though. So I may be a little harsh.