Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Kentucky
How are judges held accountable for bad decisions?
In what way are judges 'punished', if at all, for unethical decisions? Just for an example: Say a prostitute comes before a judge with an assault complaint. The judge dismisses the complaint with a comment of, say, ''She's just a prostitute, and by that very fact, not a worthy person.'' This actually happened in New Zealand. What, if anything, would happen to an American judge, under such circumstances?
Thanks in advance.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: How are judges held accountable for bad decisions?
The assault by one person of another is never condoned in our system of jurisprudence. The "worthiness" of the victim is never a legal issue - the law extends equally to all in our contemplation.
In our society the judge would undoubtedly be at least privately censored for the wording you suggest, and if the behavior was repeated more harsh measures adopted.
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