Court Finds Probable Cause for Hostile Workplace by US Judge (1)

The chief judge of the Boston-based federal appeals court found that a district judge within the circuit likely created a hostile work environment following an interview with the judge’s former law clerk.

Chief Judge David Barron of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said there was “probable cause” to believe the judge engaged in misconduct, as described in a judiciary rule against treating litigants, lawyers, or employees “in a demonstrably egregious and hostile manner” or “creating a hostile work environment for judicial employees.”

The decision, dated Nov. 24 but recently posted, doesn’t name the judge or ...