An Ohio judge who jailed a courtroom spectator for refusing his order to take a drug test was suspended from the bench for a year.
An “abuse of judicial power that deprives a person of his or her liberty is a significant violation of the public trust,” the Ohio Supreme Court said Tuesday,
The court refused to stay any portion of the sanction against Tiffin-Fostoria
Municipal Judge Mark Edward Repp, saying this “will best protect the public and send a strong message to the judiciary that this type of judicial misconduct will not be tolerated.”
Repp said he thought the ...
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