'Judge [Michael] Kwan has implicitly used the esteem associated with his judicial office as a platform from which to criticize a candidate for elected office.'
A Utah judge has been suspended from his post for six months without pay after another judge ruled that posts made on social media and inside the courtroom were a violation of the judicial code of conduct.
Though Kwan's Facebook posts were published on his private account, his security settings allowed his friends' list to share what he wrote, Pearce said in his ruling Other allegations include comments Kwan made in court that were politically tinged, including telling a defendant who planned to use a tax refund to pay off court fines that with President Donald Trump's tax cut, there would be no refund.
Kwan's social media posts were in a similar tone, with those listed in the opinion — which Pearce states are merely examples and not a full list of posts — all criticizing Trump. The opinion notes that prior letters and warning issued to Kwan about his conduct helped the court reach the decision of six months suspension without pay.
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