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Post by Logan on Apr 22, 2017 17:20:39 GMT -6
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge will be suspended without pay for 30 days and have to pay a fine for threatening to use a gun against a defendant in his courtroom. State Supreme Court justices on Thursday publicly reprimanded Adams County Justice Court Judge Charles L. Vess. They also imposed the suspension and $1,100 fine that were recommended last year by the state Commission on Judicial Performance. Vess will lose about $2,200 in pay during the suspension. Like many justice court judges, Vess is not a lawyer. Read more: www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2017/apr/21/judge-suspended-over-threatening-use-gun-courtroom/
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