Career Development
Posted by DR 418 on October 20, 2023, 16:05:49
Chief Justice M. John Kane IV of the Oklahoma Supreme Court recommended the removal of Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom after an investigation revealed that she exchanged more than 500 text messages with a courtroom bailiff during a murder trial over which she was presiding. Court surveillance cameras showed many of her cellphone texts in which she demeaned jurors, attorneys, and witnesses. Among the text messages the judge sent to the bailiff included, “He looks constipated,” describing a prosecutor, and “Why does he have baby hands?” In his filing, Chief Justice Kane said many of the messages from Soderstrom “give the appearance” that she thought the defendant “was innocent and that she wanted a particular outcome in the case.” He noted that Soderstrom “called murder trial witnesses liars, admired the looks of a police officer who was testifying, disparaged the local defense bar, expressed bias in favor of the defendant, and displayed gross partiality against the state.” ----------------- Still image from a courtroom security-camera video of Judge Traci Soderstrom paying attention to her cellphone during a murder trial on June 12, 2023. Photo provided by the Lincoln County District Court and The Oklahoman newspaper via Associated Press upload pic
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