Judge faces lawsuit after forcing student to put on jail garments and handcuffs and enter isolated holding cell
A Detroit judge who briefly detained a teenage girl who fell asleep in his courtroom during a school field trip to learn about the justice system was demoted to presiding over traffic court as he faces a federal lawsuit.
Judge Kenneth King was moved to the state court’s traffic division after the incident on 13 August. King was temporarily removed from the bench as he completed mandatory training following his actions.
“We appreciate his efforts in preparing for this role, and wish him success as he transitions into this new responsibility,” said the chief judge, William McConico, in a statement.
King is facing a federal lawsuit filed by Eva Goodman, 15, and her mother, Latoreya Till, after Goodman was forced to put on jail garments, handcuffed and put in an isolated holding cell during an educational trip to King’s courtroom.
The trip certainly was educational, though probably not in the way the school intended.
But perhaps exactly what was (unfortunately) needed;
Don’t assume institutions and those in power or authority are anything more than fallible efforts. Ever.
Ironically the judge got himself an educatin’ too didn’t he. Fuck around power tripping and find out.
Good. Powertrip consequences.
Demoted for illegally kidnapping a child. Wild. Better than nothing I guess.
He’s an elected judge. I don’t know Michigan’s laws but there might not be much more that can be done by the court administration themselves. I personally also took Chief Judge McConico’s statement as a tactful ‘fuck you’ to Judge King.
Yep. Everyone wants blood but can’t get past the fact that there are laws and procedures.
Innocent until proven guilty in matters of law, for better AND for worse.
Ya, that’s only when you are on trial, and he isn’t on trial or even being legally charged with a crime. There is also a video of the incident, so there really is zero ambiguity here.
Yes, hence the “AND for worse” part
Yeah I’m not at all surprised it happened, I am surprised there was some sort of consequence, weak as it is.
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If I was the family of this girl I’d want to sure this dude so hard he’d end up living in a box under a bridge. Then go find him and take away his box.
Ya, I agree that they should 100% get some sort of monetary compensation for this. The issue is that the judge has a lot of money and can get a much better lawyer than them. They are already close to being homeless so I don’t imagine they can afford a good lawyer, there may be 1 or 2 who would take the case Pro Bono but I’m betting most would offer to do it for 40% of the winnings.
40% of the winnings is a bargain. The difference in good lawyers is both the time spend on your case, and how much they win.
That 60% wouldn’t be gotten without the lawyer.
Yeah I know. We live in hell.
