District Court Judge For Allen And Simopson Counties, Frank Wakefield, 11, Suspended For 30 Days Without Pay.
From the Associated Press:
FRANKFORT, Ky. --
A rural Kentucky judge has been suspended for 30 days without pay for talking too much in court and for being rude.
The decision issued Friday by the Judicial Conduct Commission said that District Judge Frank H. Wakefield II routinely "engaged in lengthy and rambling discourses" in his courtrooms in Allen and Simpson counties. The panel found the topics weren't even related to the cases at hand.
Wakefield didn't immediately return a call to his home in Franklin.
An investigation also documented reports that Wakefield often belittled people in his courtroom, which violates a judicial canon that calls for judges to be dignified and courteous.
The panel also determined that Wakefield violated judicial canons by interrogating people in open court without regard to their privilege against self-incrimination and by publicly opposing a fellow judge who was seeking re-election.
FRANKFORT, Ky. --
A rural Kentucky judge has been suspended for 30 days without pay for talking too much in court and for being rude.
The decision issued Friday by the Judicial Conduct Commission said that District Judge Frank H. Wakefield II routinely "engaged in lengthy and rambling discourses" in his courtrooms in Allen and Simpson counties. The panel found the topics weren't even related to the cases at hand.
Wakefield didn't immediately return a call to his home in Franklin.
An investigation also documented reports that Wakefield often belittled people in his courtroom, which violates a judicial canon that calls for judges to be dignified and courteous.
The panel also determined that Wakefield violated judicial canons by interrogating people in open court without regard to their privilege against self-incrimination and by publicly opposing a fellow judge who was seeking re-election.
Labels: Judicial integrity, Justice
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 6:21 PM
3 Comments:
Funny, the Commission refused to do anything to a Pike County Family Judge who was signing orders in my case after he recused. Hmmm, I guess its who you know on the commission to whether they do anything to you.
Give us some more information.
It's about time his injustices have been brought to light. I am a victim of Wakefield's insane justice he has screwed me and other tax payers over in his kingdom courtroom.
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