ABC15 reveals more concerning conduct in judge's courtroom

[@ziggy7668]

Judges finding no wrongdoing with other judges, shocker. It's just like when cops investigate their own.

[@monstermcboo7282]

There should be a review group pulled from the community to investigate these fools.

[@thomashalterman5231]

6 judges, 2 attorneys and 3 members of the public. If the judges stick together, their votes will always win.

[@jetjazzdauntless218]

The Bar always protects its members. Maybe they should call it the Bar Union.

[@stevensquires5329]

Im sure it is a union. We have to demand accountability. When we dont we get criminal syndicates running the country. Everyone knows damn well piss pants biden didnt win the election. I applaud az in all theyve done in this war for our country back. Semper fidelis

[@NotitiaRecolligo]

All tend to be Freemasons.

[@ricktanega472]

Judges have WAY TOO MUCH POWER & NOT ENOUGH ACCOUNTABILITY.

[@copper4441]

Everyone in government and judicial and law enforcement child protection have way to much power and no accountability

[@ct5625]

This seems to be the case throughout the system, from the cop on the street to their department and superiors, judges to court rooms and Commissions who oversee them. Looks like rampant corruption at every level, to me at least.

[@karlashoultz3157]

@@ct5625 Indeed.

[@ryojimata3708]

You know nothing of which you speak.

[@ryojimata3708]

@@copper4441 ok commie

[@lward9675]

They only admit wrongdoing AFTER they are caught red-handed. Corrupt Judges, etc should face long prison sentences!!

[@glamdolly30]

Totally agree, judges should be 'like Caesar's wife', above reproach. Those caught behaving with disgraceful unprofessionalism like ERIN OTIS should be made an example of, banned from working in law again, and sent to jail. Make an example of them! They 'regret' they were caught, and that is all! The hypocrisy of these immoral, entitled scumbags is off the chart. I have to wonder WHY ERIN OTIS was quite so friendly with some young male defendants (never female ones, apparently). A birthday party for one young man's son, and she listened to and praised the CD of another ... Hmmm, call me cynical, but she sure doesn't sound like the warm and fuzzy, charitable type to me. Could there be more to her 'interest' in these young men, I wonder? There could be further, even more dramatic chapters to this story methinks!

[@TiddyTwyster]

You're not wrong, but to be fair Why would anyone admit wrongdoing if they haven't been discovered yet That saying has never made any sense to me lmao

[@glamdolly30]

@@TiddyTwyster Ha! Ha! Never thought of it that way, but I can't fault your logic!

[@jeanninenicolemoore894]

Not entirely but she was caught and being investigated and they let her resign and she got a cushy job with the state as a high level prosecutor!!!! It’s only consequences bc of the repeated and sustained public outrage!!! If this coverage would not have continued, I bet she would still be a prosecutor! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤬🤬🤬

[@nancymorrison9978]

They fired the bailiff and now they need to fire and disbar this prosecutor from ever practicing law again.

[@samsmom1491]

She was fired!

[@skinchen]

I think she is still practcing law in another office :(

[@samsmom1491]

@@skinchen Maybe I misunderstood, but I got the impression she was on administrative leave, but at the time the update aired, she had been officially fired. I certainly hope she's not still practicing. Every case she's ever touched is tainted now.

[@commoncore49]

They need to fire the clerk as well!

[@starbase51shiptestingfacil97]

You should investigate to see if the practice started after Kelly Schaeffer(SP?) started working in that courtroom, or when did it start.

[@patticake4566]

Yes! Fired, not allowed to resign or retire. Thank you to this woman for coming forward. Thank you for excellent reporting.

[@ellemmenn2930]

That must’ve been so stressful… going against the rest of the gang

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

Well done on the reporting. So glad when journalists get something like this and run with it.

[@stevensquires5329]

If only they all did their jobs

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

Me too. It would be so easy for them to bury this- but people do care.

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

@@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis it’s a good feeling seeing how hard people seem to be working to get some accountability in this world. I think there are a lot of us fed up with it and those with the platform to do so are really getting involved. Obviously there is the opposite as well.

[@tonymcdonnly6492]

I agree with you. 👍

[@artsomniacv-logcitybydanie1249]

I wish I could have found somebody like that but nobody wanted to believe me or nobody wanted to talk to me because it was 2013 and everybody was scared or they weren't wanting to accept it

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Excellent. Public pressure is sometimes the only way things get done. She would've worked there another 20 years, with her sleezy bigotry.

[@jdrizzle8424]

If she were bigoted against why tee, she would've kept her job

[@LouBettino]

Bigotry? What you mean her throwing a party for a black man wasn’t good enough for you? Racist.

[@LouBettino]

@@jdrizzle8424100 percent right. Imagine if the birthday guy was white???? It be ww2 all over again.

[@ct5625]

This is why local journalism needs to be supported. Great work! The commission needs to be federally investigated for potential corruption. They clearly ignored genuine concerns, consistently, and continue to hide behind a shroud of secrecy that they seem to imagine they are owed. No one in any position of public trust, especially those enforcing the law, is entitled to secrecy in their actions. Malfeasance as gross as this needs to be uncovered and made public, or the corruption only grows.

[@michaelconnor1542]

This is horrible reporting. Dig deeper, this was all a sham. The memes are out there to see. The "Birthday" was a donut and those present, both sides, singing happy birthday to the victims child.

[@jc.1191]

It's the small media generating all journalism. It's nearly never the big national outlets. They get it from the handful of sources left like newspapers.

[@lalafvr2929]

What was the crime committed?

[@raeelbakry5757]

As a former journalist, I have to say it’s refreshing to see good investigative journalism is still alive. I thought it died some time ago.

[@ryojimata3708]

yeah "Journalism" at its best. You were no journalist.

[@thomashalterman5231]

@@ryojimata3708 amazing. Another jit-faced wanker with absolutely nothing to bring to the discussion.

[@pizzelle2]

@@ryojimata3708 nobody is going to take an anime loser seriously, sorry

[@ithinkmeh3565]

The system is getting exposed more and more and people are paying attention and speaking up more. Judges shouldnt have any immunity and all courts should be recorded and open to the public. ALL OF THEM. no politician, or police should have immunity.

[@paulao7022]

Some people, when given power over others... they abuse it. It goes to their heads!

[@LetTheTruthBeTold8324]

@@paulao7022 ALL

[@nnikkij7777]

There are so many bad apples 🍏 🍎 It seems more like a Orchard. There needs to be a sweep of every branch or the government on up to the Executive and Judicial banch and on down to every tiny law enforcement office in the State and small Counties. The level of corruption is off the charts.

[@julietcrowson3503]

Be proactive in revving the law. Reform probs isn't enough. Urgent need for change

[@julietcrowson3503]

@@paulao7022 if they have no faith in God, they are unaccountable....even swearing on oath on the Bible or other Holy book, means nothing to them...they worship money ....the flames....

[@nightskyft]

Judges need to be held accountable for their actions and judgements. They and their cases should be regulary audited

[@mh2584]

I can't imagine all the innocent people she found guilty this whole system is corrupt

[@thefluffyteddybear8812]

Agreed

[@charleshooks7707]

I wouldn't say innocent, but I do believe she did put way more or less time on others for personal reasons

[@NotitiaRecolligo]

ALL cases should be reviewed.

[@andreamahogany4252]

@@charleshooks7707 I beg to differ.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

That exactly what I was thinking too!😳

[@bobeskin]

Is anyone actually surprised that someone in her position can get away with anything and everything until they can't.

[@ThatHippyDuck]

Sounds like ex president trump

[@andip.9808]

Love the fearless journalism. Thank you.

[@charleshooks7707]

I wouldn't say fearless. This isn't nothing compared to the story of Gary Webb. Look it up. He died to get this story out

[@paulao7022]

Congrats.

[@sethfroman7044]

THIS is hard hitting, legit journalism!! Bravo to this reporter on bringing to light how corrupt and shady, judges court rooms are.

[@n0m4nic]

Looking at a lot of those emails, I'm pretty sure the whistleblower only came forward because she was useless and they were making fun of her. I mean UCLA's professor that called in a bomb threat had a history of giving only attractive female students A's while everyone else got C's and showed the class pornography he made at home, but a judge giving a birthday boy a cupcake is something I guess.

[@The-Cole-Train]

Hard hitting…corrupt….. It’s about meme’s. Chill out beta

[@sethfroman7044]

@@The-Cole-Train huh? Not sure if I understand.

[@clarefries5073]

@@sethfroman7044 Maybe try checking out the family courts and then come back and tell us how corrupt this judge is. This is just dumb. Additionally, it looks like this lady only complained because she was being joked about in the emails and she's a humorless harpy who doesn't have the capacity to laugh at herself. Basically a Karen. And this "hard hitting journalism" didn't inform the public that this was just an inter-office conflict between a couple employees. They lied to you.

[@sethfroman7044]

@@clarefries5073 did u not read my comment? All judges and courtrooms are corrupt, not just this judge. Unless you’re defending family court judges somehow!?

[@notarango448]

THANK YOU ABC 15 YOUR A BLESSING IN TIMES LIKE THESE

[@The-Cole-Train]

You’re*

[@chriswebster24]

You’re

[@conservativeeepatrick6752]

No they're not, this is another hit piece against members of the Republican party. There's always an agenda with the mainstream media.

[@rationallyruby]

@@conservativeeepatrick6752 judges don’t have political parties…. How can this be a political hit piece when politics aren’t supposed to be involved?

[@conservativeeepatrick6752]

@@rationallyruby politicians appoint judges.

[@vmaryprusha3290]

Above the law! NO OVERSIGHT!

[@Anne.411]

Every single person who has ever been sentenced from her now has grounds to overturn their convictions

[@n0m4nic]

Now I want to point this out. Judge Mark Ciavarella was getting kickbacks to send children to children's prison. Judge Thomas J. Maloney took bribes to rig murder cases. Judge Michael Cicconetti frequently gave out rulings that defy one's 8th amendment right prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment, often in ways that could be dangerous. Judge Otis made fun of people that murdered their child by locking them in a footlocker until he died and gave the son of a victim of a felony a bubble gun and a cupcake. This a good hill to die on?

[@internetuser7156]

@@n0m4nic thank you!

[@sweetpea7455]

@@internetuser7156 thaaaank yooouuu!!! 🙌🏾

[@316nicolez]

Unfortunately they don’t, because the review board found her not guilty of any misconduct.

[@papasnook]

Keep up the great reporting. She and all her cohorts need to be held accountable… including those on that investigation board that found she did nothing wrong.

[@Tupelo927]

Excellent reporting! Dogged determination & pursuit of the truth, irrespective of fear or favor, is the most effective & fair way to root out corruption, hegemony, & incompetence. Taxpayers/victims deserve accountability & respect.

[@jenniferdonow5036]

I appreciate these indepth stories of the court system. It says a lot about your station that you are covering this story.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

She needs to be fired from the prosecutors office immediately!! We demand transparency and accountability!!

[@mchlwkfldful]

We need more great investigators like Dave. Country wide. This happens much more than people think.

[@godbless9563]

Yes so true

[@dummkompf]

Its rare that corruption gets the exposure it deserves. Typically the people who are able to shine a light on it choose not to because that's more beneficial to themselves in some way. Or if they try, they face alot of obstacles. It's refreshing to know that the big wigs at abc15 are allowing Dave's work to be published rather than being complicit in keeping it covered up.

[@michaelwachendorf2096]

I couldn't agree with you more

[@Visiontech]

And the commission cleared her??? They’ve got to goooo!!!!!!!

[@angelinahaber1036]

They should be investigated, with pictures & names in the media, if only just to shame them. Because they *should* be ashamed.

[@mly3653]

I appreciate your news channel investigating and pursuing this horrific behavior. The public should know this information. The judges and staff should be removed from the entire judicial system.

[@lzrd8460]

Man, anyone that came before this judge should have their cases thrown out!

[@robertsmith-cj6gl]

They can. I've done a lot of research on judicial corruption.

[@cathyrosenbaum3488]

Thanks for helping expose corruption within the judicial system, keep up the good work.

[@-mattwood]

THIS NEWS TEAM and their mission to uncover abuse in our system needs to be duplicated in every state of the union. They are professional, thorough and have balls of steel. We need that in ALL media. No more sucking up to the powerful and covering for them or ignoring the tough stories because of connections in the community. THIS is what justice looks like.

[@sweetetta]

Amen

[@brotherssistersofthekind9239]

The members of the review committee need to be named.

[@tnsjkalisjk5305]

And reviewed.

[@angelinahaber1036]

Excellent point.

[@tonyawaters4718]

And every lawyer cop who sat in that court room and did nothing .they are just as guilty . please let that justice called karma get those who do wrong in life and death ... That's so disgusting ..she should be sitting in jail ...

[@rockman4699]

Agree. BTW did you see Bill Maher smugly state there is no such thing as karma? Get a clue Bill.

[@Sondan1988]

Good luck on the Thin Blue Line being held accountable for not enforcing the LAW !! Hell their qualified immunity will protect them.

[@RichardChappell1]

FYI, the lawyers and cops weren't part of it. This was specifically the staff trading emails and doing stuff without others in the room. The Bailiff is the only "cop: involved.

[@tonyawaters4718]

@@RichardChappell1 WTF did you say . So all them people sitting in that court room didn't have a lawyer . do you think they were standing up there by themselves and telling the judge iam going to be my own lawyer .. every lawyer who went before this idiot judge is just as guilty for not saying anything . and too say they didn't know is bullshit ... Every one of them should loose their law license . because they sure in the hell was standing up for justice for those people .. they stood by and did nothing for years . and too say the lawyer's the staff the cop's didn't know how just how low this idiot was ... they all knew how worthless she was and looked the other way ... every court house knows what judge is good and who is worthless . and that's even worse ....

[@Sondan1988]

@@RichardChappell1 do you really want me to believe that this judge was having inappropriate contact with defendants ( :41 second mark) and no police officers were aware of this ? And defendant's lawyers also didn't know about it ? No lawyers knew there were times the court room cameras we being shut off ? (1:20 second mark) That insiders AND LAWYERS have raised concerns (2:18 second mark) going back years...so there were lawyers that did know about it. Almost daily she was talking with defendants without their lawyers present (2:20 second mark). ---- Mr. Chappell are you sure you and I watched the same video ? For your FYI the video says lawyers knew about it. And the Bailiff was fired at the end of the video. If she had no idea about this happening why would they fire (5:33 second mark) ?? You sound more like a Government employee trying to protect dirty Government officials instead of wanting real justice.

[@manuelrobledo5106]

GOOD 👍 she can go work at Walmart! now she will feel what it is to be Canceled! Just like she canceled many lives

[@7ules231]

Her letting that kid have 1 last bday party with his dad, was very compassionate. His son is also a victim of his crimes. He now grows up without a father. How can people see this judge letting an innocent child to have a bday party with his father one last time, was great.

[@mkuti-childress3625]

Yes, I completely agree! It wasn’t even a party-it was a Happy Birthday song and a toy for a toddler. Is that one really being considered judicial misconduct? Because it looks pretty petty.

[@ctm8633]

yea that's great. what about all the other kids that didn't get one last party with dad? it was inappropriate. you can't do that.

[@tnsjkalisjk5305]

Treason demands… Thing is, this type of clown behavior is probably a lot more prevalent then anyone thinks… Maybe she gets a job in the Wisconsin Justice system next..? Appreciate this and keep exposing the vile, ugly criminals who hide behind the system, good work!

[@DougsterCanada1]

I feel completely bad for that 3 year old. Every child's birthday should be a happy one. I think it might be possible that he was just being used as a "prop" to tug at the court's heart during the sentencing. Pity his father didn't think about all the ramifications when he committed his crimes.

[@creamlust6669]

So what exactly was his crime 🤔.

[@florida23]

This is not Kangaroo court or Party court. Judges behavior is officiallly criminal misconduct and cases she will be in jeopardy. Mistrials and retrials.

[@ohlovelyqs]

@@creamlust6669 yeah I want to know. It was described as the parents having been “the defendant and the victim” ????

[@bakenator7420]

Shame the "father" didn't think about his actions before making a child. Growing up with a broken family is hard enough, can't even imagine when you have to watch your trash of a father be sentenced for crimes he committed before you can even understand it

[@robertsmith-cj6gl]

@@bakenator7420 I take it you have Daddy issues?

[@k.l.hollister8128]

Finally! Journalism that gets something done for the people. Great work!

[@cattigereyes1]

They should run personality screens on all Judges! This is insane! Funny how it was dismissed by the judicial system! How broken!

[@thomashalterman5231]

Psych evaluations are meaningless. They provide a snapshot but life is a motion picture.

[@LocoCloco]

They will only corrupt the personality screens too 😩

[@batmore1]

A recognition of a 3 year old's birthday on a day when his dad is going to prison. Horrors!!!!!!

[@arijones9564]

How sweet!

[@1Learn2Swim3]

Excellent job you guys. This is a high standard of journalism rarely achieved these days. Keep up the great work, please!

[@heyladybuggg]

You have one hell of an investigative reporter there!! Way to go!!!!

[@The-Cole-Train]

Eh not really. All those emails are public records. Just need to ask the city for them.

[@kgraham5820]

Of course the review board found no wrong doing... if they had, they might have had to review all the cases this woman presided over, especially the ones where she talked with defendants without their attorneys present. I’m surprised the State allows her to work for their office as a prosecutor with this type of bad publicity... Shame on them!

[@GM8101PHX]

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has fired her as a prosecutor!!

[@kevina3136]

It's a big club and we ain't in it.

[@samsmom1491]

Yes! Justice did prevail in this instance. I'm going to keep an eye on this. It's not over by half! I expect charges of some sort next.

[@kevina3136]

@Gregory Miller I wish getting fired was my biggest worry if I was involved in criminal activity. How sweet and easy street would that be?

[@migbham1]

Now, every single case she's heard where there was a conviction needs to be revisited, and possibly retried, depending on the circumstances.

[@316nicolez]

They’re not doing that. They don’t care. They’re also too lazy to do it

[@rickpearlstein6421]

That's good work. I'm really glad to see there is still one real journalist left on a mainstream news broadcast. You honor your profession Sir! Thank you.

[@christopherarner8322]

I had a case in Maricopa County a few years ago. I had a corrupt judge who was trying to get me convicted as opposed to making sure I got a fair trial. He violated the law several times. Luckily, I had a good Attorney and finally they left me alone. Nothing worse than corrupt judges. Judges are to be arbiters of the truth, not prosecutors.

[@bugs181]

Thank you ABC news, for reporting news accurately and thoroughly. It's refreshing to see in today's climate of misinformation and disinformation happening across the globe.

[@netposerx]

So the judge gets off while the bailiff loses her job. Should be the other way around.

[@leikilimaile2565]

No one who works in the government should have immunity

[@DJNAZZZZTY]

I think most people realize that American Justice isn't fair. Wealthy people routinely get off while truly being guilty, and poor folks get screwed over.....

[@evagengler9666]

Not always true.

[@sarahs5340]

I’m seeing actual journalism here, not just some talking-head for the corporate elite. Amazed! How did an actual journalist get hired? Wish this kind of reporting happened throughout our country.

[@Nomad-n9j]

All of them need to pay money or time nobody is above the law especially people who push it .

[@sharonletchford9375]

We need more people like this lady with morals I think she's great to have brought this to light, * this judge is an absolute discrace. Its absolutely disgusting behaviour.

[@conjugalvisitor5532]

Are you telling me the cops didn't discover anything suspicious?

[@GM8101PHX]

Police do not investigate the courts, that is up to the Superior Court Judge to order an investigation which would be conducted by the Department of Public Safety under court order!!! Those that investigate are immune from the judge being investigated and can not be ordered to stop or crate findings in favor of the judge!

[@stephaniehawkins7442]

This was some amazing journalism and reporting. Thank you all for this.

[@nativewood]

Need to expose the investigators as well for bruising it off.

[@julietcrowson3503]

They won't do that. Investigators probs paid by the prosecution...so they ARE the prosecution...

[@bellanniepickles]

This is a true Journalist. Too bad true journalism is such a rare commodity nowadays.

[@electropanel1211]

System is corrupt and the judges that oversee this case allow this corruption and she should be removed from the bench.

[@karrie8399]

2:06 “They use the public’s court room as like, an event hall?” dieddd 💀💀💀🤣

[@ariw9405]

These are the people who rely on to treat people fairly in the judicial system? This is unacceptable

[@godbless9563]

Exactly

[@internetuser7156]

Yeah, that wasn't a birthday party. Singing a song a giving a baby a toy and a donut is not a birthday party. That is compassion for an innocent child who is about to lose his or her father for a while. Doesn't matter what the dad did. The kid is innocent. The other stuff the judge did was wrong and it was right to remove her. But I hate the way the media is sensationalizing parts of this story.

[@edwardperdue8212]

If this is going on in one courtroom then every courtroom is suspect and needs to be investigated.

[@bassplayerrm]

Actual reporting😲 I wish we had reporters like this in more cities in America

[@TheHouseofcoolstuff]

Thank you Dave for excellent reporting and journalism!

[@jakenichols2626]

It is incredibly, extremely important that the media does exactly what this report is.

[@ElRey_22]

Nice work ABC15!

[@NotThatBob]

Frustrating to see the total lack of respect to law as she sits in the judges chair. Everyone who was found guilty by her should now be considered as having a mistrial. She shows clear prejudice.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Wtf really just having a casual conversation with a murder defendant about his Music? She's got a few screws loose

[@tonymcdonnly6492]

Excellent reporting. These corrupt judges must be removed from the bench along with their corrupt staff.

[@carlosroman-conville5527]

Dave is a legend, hope he stays safe healthy!

[@amethystflower8799]

i don't think giving cupcakes to a kid on his birthday is immoral

[@patriciacomedyandlife3716]

Exactly sad sad sad 😥Imagine all the cases she was over and ruled unfairly huh

[@n0m4nic]

Can we find one?

[@alankillian4962]

DOJ needs to be all up into Arizona's injustice system & P.D.'s statewide.

[@FoundationalBlackAmerican]

Her actions and those of her staff are tame compared to what a lot of these judges are out here doing all over the country. There needs to be a way to at the least suspend these judges until a fair hearing is set forth to address misconduct allegations and the most remove these bozos all together.....

[@caseyw.9556]

Her staff needs to be held accountable and apologize for their stupidity.

[@danaernst922]

Memes and bad behavior I'm glad she's off the job bit the bday party, that's just nice

[@Killacorn]

Thank you for real journalism.

[@sleep1704-p5x]

this should be just a start, maricopa county has more wrong than right in the judicial system from police to da's to judges

[@therznocryinginbaseball1025]

That's disturbing and needs to be held accoountable!!

[@intellectualiconoclasm3264]

When are you guys going to talk to your local cop-watchers? They're fully aware of the corruption from Patrol Officer to Judicial Review, stop smearing them and ask them for their investigative reports. Blow this open with the people who'll help!

[@jimwerther]

I remember when "refute" used to mean "disprove", not "deny".

[@GrandmaCoCo7800]

Check out the judges financial records. Hmmmmmm

[@leoh1191]

How does this woman still have a law license

[@jvballatore]

Florida, the gauntlet has been thrown down.

[@wallylafferty1166]

Thank you guys for covering this story.

[@josedaniel4725]

That's awesome journalism and taking down the clowns in court

[@drfrankm]

Sounds like the investigation authorities need to be removed for lack of transparency. Public service needs to be transparent

[@Trippp550]

Subscribed - will all notifications on. I want to see this whole investigation. Just showed my wife. We’re going to show it to her mom tomorrow. Her mom is a paralegal and is in to true crime. I *know* she’ll find this investigation really interesting as she’s dealt with this type of stuff in the past. She told me a bunch of stories of judges doing similar stuff to this. Worse, in her stories the public defenders were in on it to. Which she said is a huge no no because they shouldn’t be so chummy with the court when they’re defending their clients. I did security for Walmart for 13 years and I’ve been a part of over 200 court cases during that time. Because we prosecuted thieves. I got to become really close with a lot of the regular public defenders, the lawyers defending the client that I am currently charging on the half of Walmart. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve talked with them before a case started and they would joke about how guilty their client is and tell me about what their defense strategy is going to be a.k.a. how they were going to plead guilty and what sentences they were going to ask the judge for and so on. Which I always knew was wrong but I’m just a Walmart associate what was I supposed to do? I always think to myself how terrible it would be if I was ever charged with theft. Especially if I was innocent. Because the defense attorneys usually always support the court and especially people like me, security guards for retail stores This type of unprofessional behavior is rampant in US court rooms. It’s everywhere. And it’s been like that for at least the 13 years I’ve been a part of it across Maryland from Frederick Maryland to Baltimore Maryland court houses

[@MGower4465]

Right, fire the person with virtually no authority in the courtroom, do nothing about the one who was in charge

[@cristenk7230]

The lady did the right thing by reporting the judge. Image your son or daughter's freedom on the line and this lady clouded with memes and crushing on inmates? Sure she isn't a Correctional officer lol

[@llerradish]

Thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. Unfortunately there's a lot of this I think that goes on. Special treatment for those in power needs to stop.

[@Betina17]

It takes an insider to bring awareness to these corrupt courts! I tried to file complaints about unfair treatment and partiality in Cochise and Maricopa counties, in the state of Arizona, many times between 2015-2019. But, I was just a defendant in one instance and the spouse of a whistleblower, in another. The only result I got was a transfer of the deputy clerk (Benson Arizona) to another location, within the same county. After having to go through many legal procedures in the state of Arizona, we came to realize just how corrupt the judicial system is there. Sadly, in spite of all the environmental beauty of that state, the way it’s governed, caused us to leave and we will never go back.

[@n0m4nic]

Dude, her staff made jokes and they gave a crying three year old a bubble gun and a donut. Veritas this ain't.

[@Betina17]

Ex Parte!

[@n0m4nic]

@@Betina17 Ex Par-tey. Apparently didn't work as he was sent to prison later that day.

[@Betina17]

My original point is based more on personal experience within Arizona’s state court system. I could give a crazy personal account, but, I don’t care that much… anymore.

[@joshuastanton6731]

Keep going sir, we cannot have a government unaccounted for by the public they are meant to serve.

[@frostillity]

I understand and agree with 99% of this, but the birthday party for the 3 year old whose dad was going away really doesn’t seem like that’s a huge deal. If anything I think it demonstrates a bit of humanity from a judge, also seems like a rehabilitation motivator, remind that guy he has something to come home to, so. He needs to behave in prison.

[@random_thoughts5343]

The problem ..if you do it for one defendant, you have to do it for everyone. Not to mention, it was said she "had a crush" on this particular defendant.

[@angelinahaber1036]

Agreed. It was a kindness to a small child.

[@dummkompf]

Yeah I think they should've focused more on other aspects of how they were "crushing" on that defendant. Lots of people are going to have too much sympathy for the 3 year old to understand why it's an issue.

[@frostillity]

@@random_thoughts5343 that makes sense, and I must have missed the crush part because that does change the narrative a bit. Have a nice day!

[@tammyclark8180]

Ms Shaver, I hope your bravery is appreciated. You are an American hero and in times such as these we need more of you in ALL levels of power. We are going to have to start somewhere becuse, as it turn's out, this disrespect of position's of power is everywhere!

[@sandrakaykeely2170]

Excellent work!!! Keep going 👍👍

[@reeseskandy]

Thank you ABC15 for helping keep justice sacred! We really need to take a look at ALL our justice systems to ensure unbiased and fair treatment of everyone.

[@shutahekupnow5398]

Typical barbarian behavior

[@krist5860]

Here on 10/13. this type of investigative reporting is needed throughout the American court system, starting at the tippity top. this is great reporting with receipts

[@timothy9596]

I've been watching a lot of vids on law enforcement corruption. From judges to cops in the field and I can tell you from everything I've seen, AZ is the worst of the worst when it comes to corruption. Not a chance in hell I'd live in there. Hell, I'd even be afraid to drive-thru there for fear of civil forfeiture that runs ramped in that state.

[@GM8101PHX]

You are getting the wrong information from somewhere. Arizona is a safe place to live and work. I have lived in Arizona almost all of my life and worked for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for 20 years, but then again, you seem to have an automatic bad opinion of all law enforcement officers. You listen to videos which tell lies and you believe it to be the truth!!!

[@timothy9596]

@@GM8101PHX That's your opinion and you're entitled to it.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

We hope these reporters keep at it. Nice to see the media doing its job.

[@rxaxlxpxh]

More to come

[@sarahs5340]

That judge is crazzzy….crazy. She’s trying to minimize and deny, but the evidence is overwhelming.