Utah judge suspended for anti-Trump comments

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Utah judge suspended for anti-Trump comments

By Rachel Frazin - 05/25/19 09:20 PM EDT 

A Utah judge was suspended from the bench for six months without pay after he made comments critical of President Trump both in his court and online.

Utah's Supreme Court suspended justice court judge Michael Kwan for what it determined was "improper use of judicial authority and his inappropriate political commentary" in a Thursday decision that was published in full by the Salt Lake Tribune.

The court said Kwan posted multiple times on his LinkedIn and private Facebook account about Trump. Three days after the president was elected, for example, he wrote "Think I’ll go to the shelter to adopt a cat before the President-Elect grabs them all . . . ." according to the court filing. He appears to have been referring to Trump's infamous ‘Grab them by the p----' remark from 2005 that surfaced ahead of the election.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/445568-utah-judge-suspended-for-anti-trump-comments

[ABX]

A judge shouldn't be making overt political comments, positive or negative. It is part of their code of professional conduct as to not appear biased.

[Wingnut]

A judge shouldn't be making overt political comments, positive or negative. It is part of their code of professional conduct as to not appear biased.

Yep.  They should just let their rulings be their bias.