Convicted Judge Is Dragged Off to County Jail
Presiding judge says he won't be intimidated by her supporters
By Bob Cronin, Newser Staff
Posted Jul 22, 2019 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) – Supporters screamed in a Cincinnati courtroom Monday as a convicted former judge was dragged away to jail by a deputy. Tracie Hunter, who was a juvenile court judge, was convicted five years ago of misusing her position to help her brother keep his job with the county government. Prosecutors said she gave him information from a confidential document about his job dispute, NBC reports. Hunter has been fighting that conviction, and a six-month jail sentence, ever since. The case has divided the city and officials, often along racial lines, and more than 1,000 people demonstrated last month for her release. Discussions have begun about more protests and an economic boycott. Cincinnati's mayor is among those who asked Judge Patrick Dinkelacker to keep Hunter out of jail. After the hearing Monday, the county prosecutor—who was not involved in the case but questioned Hunter's mental condition—asked the governor of Ohio to commute her sentence. Hunter maintains that she broke no laws.
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