Judge Says He Made 'Big Mistake' in Taking Registry Funds
Suspended since last fall and facing criminal charges over his decision to direct a clerk to pay him $15,675 from the court registry, Superior Court Judge Robert M. "Mack" Crawford contested ethics charges filed against him by the state judicial watchdog agency that could cost him his judicial post.
March 22, 2019 at 04:55 PM
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A Superior Court judge suspended last fall when he was indicted on charges of stealing $15,675 from the court registry told a state judicial watchdog panel Friday that he made “a big mistake” when he directed a court clerk to pay him the money.
But Judge Robert M. “Mack” Crawford insisted during the second day of an ethics hearing on charges that he violated the state Judicial Code of Ethics that he has a legitimate claim to money he deposited in the Pike County court registry 17 years ago for two former clients.
The ethics charges were filed last year by the state Judicial Qualifications Commission and, if upheld, could result in Crawford's removal from the bench.
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