Utah judge suspended for making anti-Trump comments

May 25, 2019, 03:50 PM

Pipe Smoker

Kwan should’ve been permanently removed from the bench.

“A longtime Utah judge has been suspended without pay for six months after making critical comments online and in court about President Donald Trump, including a post bashing his 'inability to govern and political incompetence.'

Judge Michael Kwan's posts on Facebook and LinkedIn in 2016-2017 violated the judicial code of conduct and diminished 'the reputation of our entire judiciary,' wrote Utah State Supreme Court Justice John A. Pearce in an opinion posted Wednesday.

Kwan's Facebook account was private but could have been shared by friends, Pearce wrote.

'Judge Kwan's behavior denigrates his reputation as an impartial, independent, dignified, and courteous jurist who takes no advantage of the office in which he serves,' Pearce said…”

https://mol.im/a/7067907

May 25, 2019, 03:54 PM

RichardC

Poor judgement on his part.

May 25, 2019, 04:01 PM

oddball

It continues to amaze me that certain people cannot keep their mouths shut.

_{"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965}

May 25, 2019, 04:03 PM

a1abdj

quote:
It continues to amaze me that certain people cannot keep their mouths shut.

I'm good with certain people running their mouths exposing their true feelings.

May 25, 2019, 04:10 PM

Pipe Smoker

Another article about Kwan’s suspension.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/20...judge-who-made-anti/

May 25, 2019, 04:16 PM

gearhounds

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Poor judgement on his part.

>snicker<

May 25, 2019, 04:18 PM

Elk Hunter

Well, the good part is that the knot head has disclosed his bias. The bad part is that they will not remove him, permanently!

Elk

There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour)

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FBHO!!!

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May 25, 2019, 04:47 PM

PHPaul

The "political incompetence" remark kinda tickled me.

He's doing a pretty good job of getting what he wants in SPITE of all the political dirty tricks and backstabbing being used to try to block him.

Seems pretty competent to me.

May 25, 2019, 05:22 PM

DSgrouse

Remember those two treestand thieves? Did he have anything to do with their case?

May 25, 2019, 05:49 PM

corsair

It appears this judge enjoys inserting his foot into his mouth about his self-importance.

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In addition to Kwan’s politically charged comments, he was also found to have violated judicial rules in February 2017 when he had a confrontation with a court clerk about a staffer who had been promoted without his involvement. Multiple people described him as “angry” and “screaming.” A short time later, Kwan submitted a written notice for disciplinary action, threatened the clerk with unpaid suspension pending termination and directed her to be escorted from the premises.

Kwan also has a history on being publicly reprimanded from the Utah Supreme Court, according to the opinion. He has been reprimanded in the past for a “crass in-court reference to sexual conduct and a former president of the United States,” and was also warned about participating as president of a nonprofit organization while on the bench.