Stephen Aldrich
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Stephen Aldrich (born 1941) was an American judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota.[1][2][3] He was first elected as a judge in 1996, and resigned in 2010.[4] Aldrich was reprimanded by Minnesota's Board on Judicial Standards, shortly before his resignation, but offered hearing problems as the cause of his resignation.
According to the Star Tribune he has a pattern of making crude jokes at the expense of suspects and court officials.[1]
Aldrich joked about sending a Somalian suspect to Guantanamo.[1] He joked about thinking about murdering his own wife.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rochelle Olson (2009-11-12). "Group calls for judge to resign after 'joke' at hearing". Star Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/local/west/69872062.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl.
- ↑ Madeleine Baran (2009-11-12). "Group calls for judge to resign over inappropriate remarks". Minnesota Public Radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/12/judgecomplaint/.
- ↑ "Real Life examples of judicial abuses". Judge our courts. http://www.judgeourcourts.org/reallifeexamplesofjudicialabuses.html. "The same judge, Stephen Aldrich, in a different case stood up in the courtroom, turned backside to the courtroom, gyrated his hips in a mock dance, and waved his posterior at the defendant singing 'La Te Da!'. Judge Aldrich then told the defendant that he would 'bulletproof the records'."
- ↑ Michelle Lore (2010-10-27). "Aldrich says goodbye to the bench". Minnesota Lawyer. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209124724/https://minnlawyer.com/2010/10/27/aldrich-says-goodbye-to-the-bench/. Retrieved 2024-01-28. "Most recently Aldrich was in the news over his acceptance of a public reprimand from the Board on Judicial Standards in connection with comments he made during a criminal proceeding late last year, including referring to witnesses in the case as “a bunch of drunkards” and “incompetent” due to their alleged intoxication. The complaint was initially filed by WATCH, which observes judges’ demeanor during court proceedings."
