Alabama Supreme Court affirms judge’s ouster for racist and sexist comments

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The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously rules to uphold the removal of Randy Jinks as a Talladega County probate judge.

Displayed racist conduct when he asked an attorney - in the presence of a probate office employee – if he knew about an acronym for a racial epithet involving the “N word”Made racist comments after Minneapolis police killed Floyd, a Black man whose death became a rallying point for protests nationally, including calling the victim “just another thug.” The original commission charges also stated Jinks said Floyd “pretty much got what he deserved.

“The record indicates that Judge Jinks made multiple racist and racially insensitive comments, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct, engaged in inappropriate acts of anger and use of profanity, and, on several occasions, used the prestige of his office for the benefit of others,” according to the ruling. “Those acts were not isolated but occurred on a number of occasions while Judge Jinks was in the probate office acting in his capacity as the probate judge.

“The system has been abused by a few individuals, and the Judicial Inquiry Commission’s prosecution and the Court of the Judiciary’s charging decisions now allows for great risks for all judges of all races and political parties in this state,” Hardy stated. “These governmental agencies have substantial power to discriminate based on the content or viewpoint of speech by suppressing disfavored speech or disliked speakers. There is a need for the legislature’s intervention.

 

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Until all of his ilk are swept out the door, the job is not done. I have had the pleasure of dealing with many ethical, articulate and honorable judges. A shame that pond scum like this 🤡 tarnishes a predominantly clean record in Alabama

So sorry to see this:(

Sounds like a future GOP nominee to the Alabama Supreme Court.

RIP Bozo 🚬

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