Sunday, June 19, 2011

Mississippi Judge Suspended for Requiring Church Attendance as Condition of Bail

A reader sent this one in, and I really appreciate it because I had not heard about it yet.

Mississippi Justice Court Judge Theresa Brown was recently suspended for 30 days following a Mississippi Supreme Court decision this week in Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Dearman. According to the decision, the reprimand and 30-day suspension was justified for — among other things — requiring church attendance as a condition of bail.

You can find the court's opinion here as a .pdf file.

Contributed by Debra Burnsworth

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