OH judge removed for "unprecedented misconduct" such as bribes, courtroom jokes and strip clubs

The Ohio Supreme Court suspended indefinitely and removed from office a judge in Cleveland for her alleged unprecedented misconduct" spanning a 2-year period which included "blatant and systematic disregard of due process, the law, court orders, and local rules." 

Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Pinkey Carr, [her parents wanted to name her 'Pinko' but they compromised] was elected to the bench in 2011. In addition to the initial remarks, the statement from the Ohio court system says that she "also was repeatedly dishonest, treated court staff and litigants disrespectfully, abused her power to issue arrest warrants and find individuals in contempt of court." 

Former Judge Carr was charged with five counts of judicial misconduct in March 2021 and violated rules governing the appropriate dress, order, and decorum for courtrooms.

"Her bench was littered with dolls, cups, novelty items, and junk," according to the Ohio Supreme Court. "She presided over her courtroom wearing tank tops, T-shirts – some with images or slogans, spandex shorts, and sneakers. She discussed with her staff and defendants a television show called "P-Valley" about a fictional Mississippi strip club."

"She also joked about accepting kickbacks in lieu of fines and having defendants give her and court staff items such as food, beverages, carpeting, or storage space in exchange for lenient sentences," the court added. "The Supreme Court’s opinion concluded that these actions undermined public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary."

Gee, ya think?

Of the alleged misconduct, Carr was also accused of ignoring a court order to reschedule cases during to onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and continued to preside over her regular docket the following week.

For defendants who failed to appear, she ordered them to be arrested and set bonds ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. For defendants who were "brave enough," according to this crazy woman, to appear in court despite the potential for exposure to the virus, she waived fines and court costs.

Among her ethics violations, the judge acknowledged that she often held hearings without a prosecutor present to avoid complying with the safeguards in state law – such as the requirements that a judge informs the accused of the nature of the charge, the identity of the complainant, the right to counsel, and the effect of different pleas.

The judge also falsified court journal entries by claiming that the prosecutor had amended charges or that she had held hearings to determine a defendant’s ability to pay fines or court costs.

She also used warrants and incarceration to force the payment of fines, creating a "modern-day debtors’ prison," resulting in at least five people spending time in jail.

Judge Jennifer R. Dorow

In stark contrast to Carr is Judge Jennifer R. Dorow, currently presiding over the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident in which Darrell E. Brooks allegedly ran his mother's 2010 Ford Explorer into parade goers, killing 6 and injuring over 60 others. 

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Judge Dorow is patient, professional, calm in the face of incredible misbehavior by the defendant, and knowledgeable of the law. Inasmuch as Brooks is seemingly trying to delay proceedings and claiming to be a sovereign individual, Judge Dorow is dealing with him appropriately and efficiently. 

Carr doesn't seem to be in the same category.

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