'Judge Todd abandoned her judicial role to become an advocate,' commission attorney Elizabeth Bern told the nine-judge panel in opening arguments.
Alabama Judge Tracie Todd is accused of violating judicial rules through her opposition to the death penalty and is on trial Monday on ethics charges that could remove her from office.
Todd was also charged with improperly barring a prosecutor from handling cases in her court, conducting her own investigations, and questioning a defense lawyer about political contributions. "Judge Todd abandoned her judicial role to become an advocate," commission attorney Elizabeth Bern told the nine-judge panel in opening arguments.Alabama Judge Tracie Todd is accused of violating judicial rules through her opposition to the death penalty and is on trial Monday on ethic charges that could remove her from office. A judges gavel rests on top of a desk in the courtroom of the newly opened Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum February 3, 2009 in Miami, Florida.
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