An Alabama judge was suspended after making a racist remark against a White clerk.
Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard was hit with a 120-page complaint after she delayed cases to walk her dog and even attacked a White woman with racially charged comments.
Blanchard called herself the “ultimate authority” in conversations with her staff.
Judge Blanchard is accused of ethical and judicial misconduct by delaying cases so she could walk her dogs.
In one case, a patient was hospitalized for an additional two weeks because of Blanchard’s delays.
“This patient will now remain hospitalized for an additional two weeks solely due to the lack of timely access to the hearing process,” an email from hospital staff read, according to the complaint.
“This not only prevents her from being home with her family for Thanksgiving, but it also generates unnecessary hospitalization costs and creates avoidable emotional distress for the patient,” the email read.
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