ABC15 reveals more concerning conduct in judge's courtroom

Judge Otis and certain members of her staff have allegedly engaged in years of inappropriate conduct and contact with defendants, including “routine” ex parte communications, according to two judicial complaints, sealed motions, and confidential records obtained by ABC15.

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  • @ricktanega472
    @ricktanega4722 жыл бұрын

    Judges have WAY TOO MUCH POWER & NOT ENOUGH ACCOUNTABILITY.

  • @copper4441

    @copper4441

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ct5625

    @ct5625

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @karlashoultz3157

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ct5625 Indeed.

  • @ryojimata3708

    @ryojimata3708

    2 жыл бұрын

    You know nothing of which you speak.

  • @ryojimata3708

    @ryojimata3708

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@copper4441 ok commie

  • @ziggy7668
    @ziggy76682 жыл бұрын

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

  • @monstermcboo7282

    @monstermcboo7282

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thomashalterman5231

    @thomashalterman5231

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jetjazzdauntless218

    @jetjazzdauntless218

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @stevensquires5329

    @stevensquires5329

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NotitiaRecolligo

    2 жыл бұрын

    All tend to be Freemasons.

  • @nancymorrison9978
    @nancymorrison99782 жыл бұрын

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

  • @samsmom1491

    @samsmom1491

    2 жыл бұрын

    She was fired!

  • @skinchen

    @skinchen

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @samsmom1491

    @samsmom1491

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @commoncore49

    2 жыл бұрын

    They need to fire the clerk as well!

  • @starbase51shiptestingfacil97

    @starbase51shiptestingfacil97

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lward9675
    @lward96752 жыл бұрын

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

  • @glamdolly30

    @glamdolly30

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @TiddyTwyster

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @glamdolly30

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jeanninenicolemoore894

    @jeanninenicolemoore894

    2 жыл бұрын

    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! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤬🤬🤬

  • @patticake4566
    @patticake45662 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ellemmenn2930

    @ellemmenn2930

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ithinkmeh3565
    @ithinkmeh35652 жыл бұрын

    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

    @paulao7022

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @LetTheTruthBeTold8324

    @LetTheTruthBeTold8324

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@paulao7022 ALL

  • @nnikkij7777

    @nnikkij7777

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @julietcrowson3503

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @julietcrowson3503

    @julietcrowson3503

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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....

  • @pillettadoinswartsh4974
    @pillettadoinswartsh49742 жыл бұрын

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

  • @The_Jazzy

    @The_Jazzy

    2 жыл бұрын

    So true.

  • @jdrizzle8424

    @jdrizzle8424

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @LouBettino

    @LouBettino

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @LouBettino

    @LouBettino

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @user-pt1cz4ot1e
    @user-pt1cz4ot1e2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @stevensquires5329

    @stevensquires5329

    2 жыл бұрын

    If only they all did their jobs

  • @MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis

    @MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @user-pt1cz4ot1e

    @user-pt1cz4ot1e

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @tonymcdonnly6492

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you. 👍

  • @artsomniacv-logcitybydanie1249

    @artsomniacv-logcitybydanie1249

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @ct5625
    @ct56252 жыл бұрын

    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

    @michaelconnor1542

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @jc.1191

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @lalafvr2929

    2 жыл бұрын

    What was the crime committed?

  • @bobeskin
    @bobeskin2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ThatHippyDuck

    @ThatHippyDuck

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like ex president trump

  • @nightskyft
    @nightskyft2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @andip.9808
    @andip.98082 жыл бұрын

    Love the fearless journalism. Thank you.

  • @charleshooks7707

    @charleshooks7707

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @paulao7022

    2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats.

  • @Visiontech
    @Visiontech2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @angelinahaber1036

    @angelinahaber1036

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mh2584
    @mh25842 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thefluffyteddybear8812

    @thefluffyteddybear8812

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @charleshooks7707

    @charleshooks7707

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NotitiaRecolligo

    @NotitiaRecolligo

    2 жыл бұрын

    ALL cases should be reviewed.

  • @andreamahogany4252

    @andreamahogany4252

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@charleshooks7707 I beg to differ.

  • @anibalbabilonia1867

    @anibalbabilonia1867

    2 жыл бұрын

    That exactly what I was thinking too!😳

  • @raeelbakry5757
    @raeelbakry57572 жыл бұрын

    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

    @ryojimata3708

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thomashalterman5231

    @thomashalterman5231

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @pizzelle2

    @pizzelle2

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @vmaryprusha3290
    @vmaryprusha32902 жыл бұрын

    Above the law! NO OVERSIGHT!

  • @notarango448
    @notarango4482 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU ABC 15 YOUR A BLESSING IN TIMES LIKE THESE

  • @The-Cole-Train

    @The-Cole-Train

    2 жыл бұрын

    You’re*

  • @chriswebster24

    @chriswebster24

    2 жыл бұрын

    You’re

  • @conservativeeepatrick6752

    @conservativeeepatrick6752

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @rationallyruby

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @conservativeeepatrick6752

    @conservativeeepatrick6752

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rationallyruby politicians appoint judges.

  • @MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis
    @MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @microbehunter7584
    @microbehunter75842 жыл бұрын

    Now this is REAL journalism! Wish we had more reporters like these.

  • @sethfroman7044
    @sethfroman70442 жыл бұрын

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

  • @n0m4nic

    @n0m4nic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @The-Cole-Train

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sethfroman7044

    @sethfroman7044

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @clarefries5073

    @clarefries5073

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @sethfroman7044

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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!?

  • @-mattwood
    @-mattwood2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @sweetetta

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @papasnook
    @papasnook2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @brotherssistersofthekind9239
    @brotherssistersofthekind92392 жыл бұрын

    The members of the review committee need to be named.

  • @tnsjkalisjk5305

    @tnsjkalisjk5305

    2 жыл бұрын

    And reviewed.

  • @angelinahaber1036

    @angelinahaber1036

    2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent point.

  • @cattigereyes1
    @cattigereyes12 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thomashalterman5231

    @thomashalterman5231

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @LocoCloco

    @LocoCloco

    2 жыл бұрын

    They will only corrupt the personality screens too 😩

  • @Tupelo927
    @Tupelo9272 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @manuelrobledo5106
    @manuelrobledo51062 жыл бұрын

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

  • @tonyawaters4718
    @tonyawaters47182 жыл бұрын

    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

    @rockman4699

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Sondan1988

    @Sondan1988

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @RichardChappell1

    @RichardChappell1

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @tonyawaters4718

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @Sondan1988

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @DougsterCanada1
    @DougsterCanada12 жыл бұрын

    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

    @creamlust6669

    2 жыл бұрын

    So what exactly was his crime 🤔.

  • @florida23

    @florida23

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @ohlovelyqs

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bakenator7420

    @bakenator7420

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @robertsmith-cj6gl

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bakenator7420 I take it you have Daddy issues?

  • @mchlwkfldful
    @mchlwkfldful2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @godbless9563

    @godbless9563

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes so true

  • @dummkompf

    @dummkompf

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @michaelwachendorf2096

    2 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't agree with you more

  • @lzrd8460
    @lzrd84602 жыл бұрын

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

  • @robertsmith-cj6gl

    @robertsmith-cj6gl

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @batmore1
    @batmore12 жыл бұрын

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

  • @arijones9564

    @arijones9564

    2 жыл бұрын

    How sweet!

  • @cathyrosenbaum3488
    @cathyrosenbaum34882 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jenniferdonow5036
    @jenniferdonow50362 жыл бұрын

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

  • @7ules231
    @7ules2312 жыл бұрын

    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

    @mkuti-childress3625

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @ctm8633

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Anne.411
    @Anne.4112 жыл бұрын

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

  • @n0m4nic

    @n0m4nic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @internetuser7156

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@n0m4nic thank you!

  • @sweetpea7455

    @sweetpea7455

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@internetuser7156 thaaaank yooouuu!!! 🙌🏾

  • @316nicolez

    @316nicolez

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @k.l.hollister8128
    @k.l.hollister81282 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mly3653
    @mly36532 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @JustinTyme33
    @JustinTyme332 жыл бұрын

    The donut and singing Happy Birthday to a young boy stuck in court on his birthday because his parents were idiots is a humane act. I have zero problem with that.

  • @gogogadgetgore

    @gogogadgetgore

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly! I don't understand why everyone is so angry about a bubble gun meant to make a child smile??

  • @heyladybuggg
    @heyladybuggg2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @The-Cole-Train

    @The-Cole-Train

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @tnsjkalisjk5305
    @tnsjkalisjk53052 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @derekbrandell8520
    @derekbrandell85202 жыл бұрын

    How many judges behave this wy all over the country these days? They all seem to have been infected by the "get likes" disease.

  • @kgraham5820
    @kgraham58202 жыл бұрын

    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

    @GM8101PHX

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @kevina3136

    @kevina3136

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @samsmom1491

    @samsmom1491

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @kevina3136

    2 жыл бұрын

    @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?

  • @christopherarner8322
    @christopherarner83222 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @migbham1
    @migbham12 жыл бұрын

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

  • @316nicolez

    @316nicolez

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @DJNAZZZZTY
    @DJNAZZZZTY2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @evagengler9666

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not always true.

  • @sarahs5340
    @sarahs53402 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @1Learn2Swim3
    @1Learn2Swim32 жыл бұрын

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

  • @scottaznavourian3720
    @scottaznavourian37202 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dagger1572
    @dagger15722 жыл бұрын

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

  • @The_Jazzy
    @The_Jazzy2 жыл бұрын

    Let's all pray for Dave and his safety.

  • @sweetpea7455

    @sweetpea7455

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nope I'm praying for the judge and the bailiff 🙏🏾

  • @rickpearlstein6421
    @rickpearlstein64212 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @sharonletchford9375
    @sharonletchford93752 жыл бұрын

    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
    @conjugalvisitor55322 жыл бұрын

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

  • @GM8101PHX

    @GM8101PHX

    2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @electropanel1211
    @electropanel12112 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bugs181
    @bugs1812 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @danaernst922
    @danaernst9222 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ElRey_22
    @ElRey_222 жыл бұрын

    Nice work ABC15!

  • @TheHouseofcoolstuff
    @TheHouseofcoolstuff2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dave for excellent reporting and journalism!

  • @faye7800
    @faye78002 жыл бұрын

    Check out the judges financial records. Hmmmmmm

  • @karrie8399
    @karrie83992 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ant1704
    @ant17042 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Trippp550
    @Trippp5502 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @FoundationalBlackAmerican
    @FoundationalBlackAmerican2 жыл бұрын

    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.....

  • @ariw9405
    @ariw94052 жыл бұрын

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

  • @godbless9563

    @godbless9563

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @edwardperdue8212
    @edwardperdue82122 жыл бұрын

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

  • @intellectualiconoclasm3264
    @intellectualiconoclasm32642 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @joshuastanton6731
    @joshuastanton67312 жыл бұрын

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

  • @patriciacomedyandlife3716
    @patriciacomedyandlife37162 жыл бұрын

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

  • @n0m4nic

    @n0m4nic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can we find one?

  • @jvballatore
    @jvballatore2 жыл бұрын

    Florida, the gauntlet has been thrown down.

  • @carlosroman-conville5527
    @carlosroman-conville55272 жыл бұрын

    Dave is a legend, hope he stays safe healthy!

  • @drfrankm
    @drfrankm2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jakenichols2626
    @jakenichols26262 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Betina17
    @Betina172 жыл бұрын

    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

    @n0m4nic

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Betina17

    @Betina17

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ex Parte!

  • @n0m4nic

    @n0m4nic

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Betina17

    @Betina17

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @internetuser7156
    @internetuser71562 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @electropanel1211
    @electropanel12112 жыл бұрын

    She should face some accountability but the other judges Will cover for her and dismiss her case and put her back on the bench because they don't care

  • @bostjules6176
    @bostjules61762 жыл бұрын

    It seems that there's plenty of issues within the judicial system that needs to be investigated.

  • @cristenk7230
    @cristenk72302 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @netposerx
    @netposerx2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @wallylafferty1166
    @wallylafferty11662 жыл бұрын

    Thank you guys for covering this story.

  • @sarahs5340
    @sarahs53402 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nativewood
    @nativewood2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @julietcrowson3503

    @julietcrowson3503

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @timothy9596
    @timothy95962 жыл бұрын

    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

    @GM8101PHX

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @timothy9596

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NotThatBob
    @NotThatBob2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @alankillian4962
    @alankillian49622 жыл бұрын

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

  • @frostillity
    @frostillity2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @random_thoughts5343

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @angelinahaber1036

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. It was a kindness to a small child.

  • @dummkompf

    @dummkompf

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @frostillity

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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!

  • @sandrakaykeely2170
    @sandrakaykeely21702 жыл бұрын

    Excellent work!!! Keep going 👍👍

  • @tonymcdonnly6492
    @tonymcdonnly64922 жыл бұрын

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

  • @llerradish
    @llerradish2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @josedaniel4725
    @josedaniel47252 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rxaxlxpxh
    @rxaxlxpxh2 жыл бұрын

    More to come

  • @reeseskandy
    @reeseskandy2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @pridenprejudice2004
    @pridenprejudice20042 жыл бұрын

    Nice reporting well done. I don't really see a big problem with providing a 3 year old bubbles off the record as his daddy is going away, but the rest of the reported behavior is abhorrent. I hope more serious consequences result.

  • @shutahekupnow5398
    @shutahekupnow53982 жыл бұрын

    Typical barbarian behavior

  • @andrewbarnett84
    @andrewbarnett842 жыл бұрын

    ABC should hire Barbara Chaves she has good 'face' and presence. Her insight to cases like this would be invaluable.

  • @ohlovelyqs
    @ohlovelyqs2 жыл бұрын

    Go local news. Go David. Please keep doing stories like this where those in power are held accountable.

  • @nnikkij7777
    @nnikkij77772 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this series.

  • @PrayingPanda
    @PrayingPanda2 жыл бұрын

    The birthday thing isn't an issue if they do it fairly indiscriminately. Have some humanity.

  • @alphaomega5909

    @alphaomega5909

    2 жыл бұрын

    One can feel bad for the (soon to be!) Fatherless child. But all courthouses across America have meeting rooms. This Judge if she had her head screwed on straight. Could have held the mini party outside of the Functioning Legal Court Hearing n its courtroom. Signed, a retired county sheriff n father of 5,grandfather of 12.

  • @bassplayerrm
    @bassplayerrm2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @williamstarkel7517
    @williamstarkel75172 жыл бұрын

    Now that's reporting. How about you send this video to the rest of the media to teach them how to do their work.

  • @stephaniehawkins7442
    @stephaniehawkins74422 жыл бұрын

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