A West Virginia Circuit Court judge has been charged with violating the rules of judicial conduct after he verbally accosted a young police officer in his jurisdiction who had pulled him over for allegedly using his cell phone while driving and abusing his power. I obtained the raw body cam footage. This happened in Moorefield, West Virginia. During the stop, the judge calls the officer’s supervisor and allegedly attempts to stop the issuance of a ticket. After the stop he makes even more phone calls, and even shows up at the mayor’s house later that evening. He was investigated and charged by judicial disciplinary authorities.
#JudicialMisconduct #BodyCam #TrafficStops
Read the Statement of Charges: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/11/17/body-cam-shows-judge-flip-out-at-traffic-stop-now-charged-with-abusing-authority%ef%bf%bc/
Here’s an article in the West Virginia Record about the situation: https://wvrecord.com/stories/611358165-circuit-judge-charged-with-verbally-attacking-officer-after-traffic-stop-abusing-his-power
Update June 15, 2022: this is actually at bench trial right now. I'm not able to watch it because I'm on the witness list. But I will definitely do an update video soon, discussing the outcome.
Oh my gosh give the guy a break. Like none of you all haven’t been just as testy when get pulled over. Spare me the the fake outrage
They should have been drug testing him. T
He was acting weird from jump.
While the judge is entitled and acting like a baby, I find the officer to be ridiculous all the same. I have not finished the entire video yet, but I am appalled by both of their behavior.
The officer is not only pulling the guy over just for holding the phone in his hand even though he wasn’t looking at it while he was driving, and on top of that he just keeps droning on and on about the judge having an attitude problem, repeating himself a million times…
Why does this officer think that people need to be happy about being pulled over and ticketed? We are legally allowed to be pissed off. It seems pretty obvious that the officer wanted the judge to smile and be happy and kiss his arse for being pulled over and ticketed.
The moment the judge said to give him a ticket, the the officer should’ve went and written the damned dumb ticket and be done with it, instead of prolonging the interaction unnecessarily and desperately trying to force the judge to give the officer respect/fishing for an apology.
The officer literally sounds like a baby: “Why are you being like this? Waahhh!”
IV. CONCLUSION
For the reasons stated above, we impose the following sanctions:
(1) Respondent is suspended from his position as
circuit judge in the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit
for a period of six months, without pay;
(2) Respondent will maintain compliance with the
JLAP monitoring agreement for a period of two
years, violation of which is reportable to the JIC;
(3) Respondent is censured;
(4) Respondent is ordered to pay a fine of $5,000; and
(5) Respondent is ordered to pay the costs of this
disciplinary proceeding, except that Respondent is
not responsible for the costs associated with Dr.
Clayman’s review of VCAP records.
Six-month suspension without pay and other sanctions ordered
Judge is one hundred percent right. It’s all a pile of nonsense. Now, how does he rule this situation when it comes up in his court room. In favour of the blood sucking government or common sense.
What about everyone driving and drinking and eating or holding something else?
Was the judge's license expired? At least he was captured on tape, for posterity.😊
The sense of entitlement is disgusting. Hopefully this was a one off of this abuse of power.
have to agree with the judge with minor traffic offenses harrassing people
I agree with the judge see city cops all time on there cell phones all the time in my city in Virginia.
Didn't he say he lost it you didn't lose it it was in your car you didn't have to pick it up yet because you're not going to use it in your car you can pick it up when you stop
Wow. Insane. It was bad enough he called the lt. But the chief of police? And the mayor? Pulled her out of her house to talk fir 45 mins? Glad he got pulled into the jic and can't preside over criminal case involving said police dept. Thank you for this lengthy follow-up!!!
What's the update on this guy's?
Mmmmm😁
I have never met an official that doesnt abuse their power…
This jag off should be retired what an irresponsible oaf
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I bet as a judge he'd still charge a civilian for the same thing.
What a huge baby. I'm sure a ticket wouldn't have been a hardship to pay. Shaking with indignation and he sounded like he was going to cry.
"You pulled me over for no reason"
proceeds to explain why his phone was in his hand
"You know the law. You know it can't be in your hand"
He should be struck off the Bench….he is not abiding by the Law….he abused a law enforcement officer
If I was that officer, I would start to think that he's hiding something else too.
Look how he was Shaking with Rage from the offset
Disgusting behaviour ALL round.
I often wonder about cops and judges who are so self-entitled because of their job…what do they do and how do they move through their day when they lose their positions?
Classic example of a narcissistic injury.
All cops should be made to use their radios to communicate any information relating to a stop of a citizen, cops shouldn't be able to have personal ph on the job only a work issued phone any calls made or received on that phone should be recorded apart from personal or family calls that should only have the number logged and duration of the call
I wonder how many times people charged with using their cell phones while driving have been brought before this judge and he's said these officers this is wrong what your doing is wrong you people use yours phones all the time while driving case dismissed
7:09 The judge nailed it (his ERROR/ his traffic crime) when he demonstrated “what he actually DID”! He said He REACHED DOWN ~~ thus demonstrating WHY it’s illegal and DANGEROUS to have something in your hand while driving ~~ could be any THING.”
That judge should have been made to apologize to the officer, face to face, in front of the chief or mayor. Everytime he was pulled over he had broken the law for things other than the actual stop, such as an expired license. I'm glad he was disciplined.
People like him, go around thinking they are better than other citizens and should be treated differently. He didn't get a ticket in any of the incidents you talked about, so he should be more grateful to the police department
The video stops why
This tape husband temper with
He acts like he’s goo to cry! This prick isn’t any better than anybody else! If somebody acted like this in his courtroom he’d be all over them. What a douche!
In the evening he also called the governor, and then much later, sometime after midnight, he called the Secretary of State at home too.
Coward cop! We would have been drug out of the car and thrown on the ground! Placed in cuffs. Can you imagine us calling the chief or the mayor at home?
Yesterday was very disrespectful. But I feel like the trooper was escalating the situation after he got the license and registration The Trooper should have walked away and start one in his license. The trooper was being petty 😮
That cop is being a jerk though..
Ok I'll give you a ticket and as you are driving on an expired licence also I will impound your car
They're both pieces of shit. Cop and judge. Same egomaniacal problems. ESPECIALLY the cop. Order – following cunt.
What you see here is a weak, weak man, with an ego the size of Wyoming…..
The very idea that this judge put into motion a series of things in order to get the officer fired should in and of itself cause his own termination as a judge. When someone in this authority and capacity wants an officer fired for being calm, enforcing the law, and not in any way being disrespectful to this individual; it should result in the judge's termination. We don't need any Hitlers in our judicial system.
Imagine if it was that easy for anyone to get complaints that far up the ladder, so quickly.
For once. I'm on the officer's side. Wish it would've ended with a beat down. 🍺
This tyrant has some serious personal issues ; – going on . . .acts like he has a body in the trunk 😉
Why is he shaking, frustrated & quivering? He's gotten away with traffic violations on numerous occasions..
Damn this judge is completely unhinged. He's shaking with anger that bad over a damn cell phone ticket? Needs anger management immediately.
You just KNOW that judge BEATS his wife, and possibly his BOYFRIEND as well.
Kudos to the cop
Rules for thee but not for me
Judge was on drugs and should have been arrested.