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TexasTowelie

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Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:50 PM Nov 2021

Alabama judge booted for racist, inappropriate behavior

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- A judge who oversees elections in an Alabama county was removed from office after being accused of racist, sexually inappropriate behavior that included demeaning comments about women and saying George Floyd “got what he deserved” when an officer in Minnesota murdered him.

Talladega County Probate Judge Randy Jinks, 65, was ousted in a unanimous order filed Friday by the nine-member Alabama Court of the Judiciary. Following a trial, the panel found that he violated five judicial ethics rules including failing to uphold the integrity and independence of the court system.

A former business owner who served as chairman of the county Republican executive committee, Jinks denied most of the claims, blamed workers for misinterpreting jokes and accused employees of eavesdropping, court records showed.

Jinks, who doesn't have a law license, was first elected in 2018 and took office the following year. His conduct was the subject of a complaint filed in March that accused him of watching and sharing sexually inappropriate videos and making comments about the appearance and anatomy of women.

Read more: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article255444786.html
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

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Alabama judge booted for racist, inappropriate behavior (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2021 OP
He'll likely run for Gov or Sen and be voted in...nt wcmagumba Nov 2021 #1
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