Sixth District Judge Carl Boyd works out of the courthouse in south suburban Markham.
-- Domestic battery charges against a Cook County judge have been dropped after the woman who accused him decided she didn't want to move forward with the case.works out of the courthouse in south suburban Markham. He was arrested at his Beverly neighborhood home last month.Chicago Police said at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, a 57-year-old woman reported Boyd threw a glass bottle at the glass door window – which broke.
On Tuesday of last week, the state's Attorney's office asked a court to dismiss the case, as it cannot move forward without the woman's testimony. A judge granted the motion, and the case was dismissed. The court cases over which Judge Boyd had been presiding were placed on hold after he was arrested and charged.
Judge Boyd's case also was referred to the Judicial Inquiry Board for an investigation. The Judicial Inquiry Board would then determine whether to file a complaint against Boyd with the Illinois Courts Commission, which has the power to reprimand, censure, or suspend Boyd, or even remove him from office.
It was not immediately clear how the dropping of the criminal charges would affect this investigation.
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