An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.
An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.
There are exceptions for malfeasance, jury tampering, etc but it doesn’t seem like anyone’s talking about pushing the issue.
I’d definitely be suing someone right about now if I was her.