Video shows Oklahoma judge texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old

https://apnews.com/article/judge-cellphone-texting-murder-trial-oklahoma-60219b340a8514856dce469872c6c7bf

A new judge in Oklahoma is facing scrutiny after courtroom video showed her scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout the murder trial for a man accused in the fatal beating of a 2-year-old, a newspaper reports.

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Treatyoself@lemmy.world · 67 pts · 3y

“Facing scrutiny” = nothing will happen. We have such shite accountability for our judges yet, it’s completely unsurprising in (checks the decade), 2023.

MicroWave@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y

Soderstrom must be on Imgur.

Tolstoshev@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 3y

Looks like we’ve got our next scotus nominee

JazzAlien@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 3y

It's Oklahoma, they don't hold state officials accountable. Like at all.

Seathru@kbin.social · 13 pts · 3y
MostlyBirds@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y

Yup, judges are degenerate trash. What else is new?