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430. Mating habits of the domestic judge, Ohio version

By Joel Jacobsen

The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled that for a judge to deny justice to victims of intimate partner violence and sadistically toy with them in open court, is, to be entirely candid, just not altogether top-drawer form.  (See post 429.)  But what if the judge goes one step beyond re-victimizing by knocking off the "re-"? Consider Cleveland  Juvenile Court Judge Joseph Russo: According to the Supreme Court's ruling. Russo and his girlfriend became embroiled in an argument while driving home after dinner and drinks at a restaurant in the early morning hours of September 6, 2006. When the argument escalated into a physical altercation, they stopped at a gas station, where the fight continued. Both were arrested and charged with 'disorderly conduct intoxicated,' a minor misdemeanor...continue to full post

Full post as published by Judging Crimes on March 01, 2010 (boomark / email).