Tracie Todd, Ala. Judge Opposed to Death Penalty, Set for Ethics Trial
The Jefferson County Circuit judge, who ruled the state's capital punishment law unconstitutional five years ago, is accused of abandoning the "detachment and neutrality" required of a judge.
November 16, 2021 at 02:24 PM
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Judicial EthicsAn Alabama judge accused of violating judicial rules with her comments and actions in death penalty cases—including a 2016 scathing order that listed concerns with how capital punishment is decided—went before a disciplinary court Monday on ethics charges.
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