"The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed its decision to recall a retired judge to active service after two lawyers' associations objected, citing a blog post that he'd previously written as "blatantly disrespectful, insensitive, harmful and foul." In December, Cook County, Illinois, Judge James R. Brown was reinstated to traffic court to help with the massive case backlog; however, a Jan. 26 order rescinded the state high court's decision."
"Brown-a judge for 18 years-wrote the column in September, according to Injustice Watch, criticizing the presidential administrations of former President Barack Obama and former President Joe Biden and describing "lawfare" against President Donald Trump. Other comments were about "George Floyd, systemic racism, foreign nationals, issues related to gender identity, LGBTQIA+ individuals and political affiliation," according to Injustice Watch."
The Illinois Supreme Court reversed its decision to recall retired Judge James R. Brown to active service after objections from two lawyers' associations over his prior blog post. Brown had been reinstated in December to traffic court to address a massive case backlog, but a Jan. 26 order rescinded that reinstatement. Brown, a judge for 18 years, wrote a column in September criticizing the administrations of Barack Obama and Joe Biden and describing "lawfare" against Donald Trump. The column also included comments about George Floyd, systemic racism, foreign nationals, gender identity, LGBTQIA+ individuals and political affiliation. The Cook County Bar Association and the Chicago Council of Lawyers condemned the statements and said Brown violated the Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct.
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