D.C. Judge Violates Code Of Conduct For Shackling, Jailing Defense Attorney; Gets Off With Writing Apology

Legal Times reports:

• The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure determined last week that D.C. Superior Court Judge John Bayly Jr. violated the code of judicial conduct when he ordered a Public Defender Service attorney to be shackled and detained after an argument. [...] According to the commission, Bayly has accepted the commission's conclusion and recognized his violation. He also wrote a note to [P.D.S. attorney Liyah] Brown apologizing for his actions. The commission said in view of Bayly's more than 18-year record on the bench, no further sanctions were necessary.

For more, see Judge Found in Violation of Conduct Code After Ordering Attorney to Be Shackled.

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