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If someone does a thing and isn't stopped or reprimanded then their actions do reflect the standards because those things happened. If your court lets a judge treat a child like a criminal for falling asleep, that is who you are as a court.
Fuck anyone who says "this isn't who we are" and doesn't actually do anything to prove that is the case.
I want to say that the issue in this case with stopping him is that the other judge wasn't present to alter it. But then you are still right because presumably that other judge is never there to stop this kind of thing.
As if it's just "one bad apple" and if someone else had been there this person would've been reprimanded for this arbitrary scared straight bullshit.
Nah, even if there had been a second judge and they had been there and thought it crazy, they probably still would've defended their judge friend's decision.
You know, like cops do.
Michigan district Court judges are elected. You can't just fire an elected official. His term ends January 1, 2027.
So funny story, even elected officials generally have recalls or other methods to reign them in when they are completely out of line.
This judge has been removed from the docket and will undergo training due to this incident. He wasn't removed from office, but he can't do any more damage until he goes through the training.
Fortunately this particular judicial position does require the officeholder to be a licensed attorney in good standing and answerable to the bar, which gives extra disciplinary and training options.
Amazingly, most judges do not have that requirement. In fact, even SCOTUS justices don't have to be attorneys. They all are, but there's not actually a requirement for it.