Can a suspended Cook County judge return to the bench after being declared legally insane at the time she shoved a sheriff’s deputy in 2012?
For the first time in Illinois, attorneys on the case say, a judicial disciplinary panel has begun tackling the question of whether a judge whose psychotic episodes can apparently be controlled through medication should be allowed to return to the bench.
Judge Cynthia Brim, 55, testified before the Illinois Courts Commission for more than two hours on Friday in a bid to save her $182,000-a-year job. The seven-member panel – made up of judges from outside of Cook County as well as two citizens – will later issue a written decision.
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Control of psychosis through drug treatment is a BIG deal, and usually comes with behavioral changes that are unwanted side effects of the medication(s), many of which would not be compatible with life-altering decision-making for others, such as court defendants.
ReplyDeleteShe shouldn't have copped an insanity defense in the first place if she wanted to keep her job. This in itself shows a lack of ability to adequately grasp the consequences of one's actions.
That's who I want deciding if do 25-life --- a crazy ace judge.
ReplyDeleteBut she'd have to be crazy NOT to want that $182,000 job back.
Judge Judy needs to cop an insanity plea.
ReplyDeleteWe already have enough crazy judges on the bench.
ReplyDeletenothing crazy about trying to keep a good gig
ReplyDeleteSeems to me this would be like letting a convicted rapist be a leader for the girl scouts if he takes his medication. Stupid!!
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