Court ruling highlights misconduct involving former judge

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Following years of judicial misconduct and other serious allegations exposed in an ABC15 investigation, Maricopa County’s top judge has disqualified his entire bench from hearing a post-conviction relief challenge in a first-degree murder case. In an order issued on May 7, Presiding Judge Joseph Welty ruled that the “exceptionally rare” and “unprecedented” circumstances surrounding former judge Erin Otis required him to re-assign the case to a judge from another county.
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@iyeetsecurity922 22 дня назад

98% of judges make the rest look bad.

@mortalclown3812 22 дня назад

Other way around.

@dangeary2134 22 дня назад

@@mortalclown3812Bull.

@noapologizes2018 22 дня назад

@@mortalclown3812 No, the percentage is intentional and correct.

@-108- 22 дня назад

Just like cops, eh?

@Swansong-recorders 21 день назад

@@-108-pretty much

@user-neo71665 22 дня назад

Az whole system is dirty from the cops to the da and the judges.

@petesmith9472 22 дня назад

Sorry….but the USA has the worst law enforcement agencies in the developed world

@davebrown9725 22 дня назад

@@petesmith9472 Wasn't the entire original purpose of police agencies in the US to capture escaped slaves? More confederate sickness.

@D.I.G. 22 дня назад

The Federal Arizona DA & Judges are the exact same way too. And there’s no one to check them because they police themselves and get slaps on the wrist for things normal people would be jailed for. It’s so sick.

@robertmichel772 22 дня назад

boy that is the best statement yet Arizona and Maricopa county are the most corrupt places in the world to live these people are absolutely disgusting from the sheriff's office to law enforcement to the courts to the politicians everybody is corrupt

@fluxcapacitor1621 21 день назад

Red state. Shocker.

@user-tb1fq5db3o 22 дня назад

You think any of these judges have any integrity ? I hardly believe it anymore

@dianetan5790 21 день назад

I don’t respect any law officials at all

@fashiondiva6972 13 дней назад

I’m a judge. I’m also a 30 years of service combat veteran. I’ll thank you not to question my integrity.

@AlexeiTetenov 22 дня назад

"Power does what it wants, and now they're just more naked about it." -George Carlin

@10thmt87 22 дня назад

Welcome to the American "JustUs" System.

@azoldguy9025 22 дня назад

Corruption overseeing corruption, nothing will ever change! All you have to do is follow the money! There is always a money trail!

@westmassdave7354 22 дня назад

Sounds like a good reason to stop paying taxes. And demand your money back. All of it.

@markanthony8119 22 дня назад

I can say this and only this: serious misconduct is afoot in the Arizona justice system

@douglastaylor43 22 дня назад

Judges need to be held to a higher standard and therefore the judge should be jailed for life.

@cherylsosebee-barnett568 23 дня назад

Lies lies lies. Maricopa county is as bad if not worse than snohomish county wa

@abbylynn8872 22 дня назад

Waves hi from Seattle...🌸🌸💕

@liquidfiretibby 22 дня назад

@@abbylynn8872 no, maricopa is one of the worst in the country

@cherylsosebee-barnett568 23 дня назад

Won't be any repercussions. Take a good look at Snohomish County WA

@BA-iy4nb 22 дня назад

Wow now a death penalty prosecutor imagine the memes she will be sharing now

@erinsmith7468 22 дня назад

VERY JUDGE in America needs to take and pass a nationwide LAW and ETHICAL test before returning to the court. These judges are suppose to be the adults in the room, not the idiots 🐾💙🐾

@Matt-hs9gw 22 дня назад

Dave Biscobing, my man! Go get em, pal.

@johncasey9042 22 дня назад

Next time I stuff up I'll investigate myself and see what I can find maybe

@cynthiarowley719 22 дня назад

Reviewing the request for review, about reviewing? Circle of silence.

@3PercentNeanderhal 22 дня назад

She's a member of the "Club".....nothing wiill ultimately happen.

@nadinevalent4436 22 дня назад

it is insulting to the electorate

@ctcanine 22 дня назад

Remember, you can use your First Amendment rights and call these public employees and let them know how you feel about this

@dav0n 22 дня назад

And then you woke up from your dream and realized this is America where the rich white and powerful are above the law!

@mattbanta7004 21 день назад

This is a problem nationwide.

@Jahwobbly 20 дней назад

Thanks for your reporting on law enforcement and judicial corruption.

@kevinpalmer5620 22 дня назад

Stick with it Dave the more you dig the worse for the corrupt and looser judge's bs

@erikanders3343 22 дня назад

Yeah, you have to remember. Otis is very connected to the Arizona Republican party.

@dav0n 22 дня назад

And we ALL know they’re above the law from SCOTUS to tRump ZERO ACCOUNTABLE EVER!

@ironhat2 22 дня назад

Good journalism guys.

@JamesMiller-ce1df 22 дня назад

Once again, thank you Dave and ABC15.

@KittyKeypurr 22 дня назад

And they wonder why nobody gives a crap about law and order anymore 🙄 if judges cops and lawyers are supposed to set an example of law abiding citizens? Why should I if THEY don't?

@wilkby 20 дней назад

This corrupt woman should be no where near life and death decisions in a court of law.

@stevesmith236 22 дня назад

It's the opposite but the more power you have the more you need independent oversight.

@geraldborwege3932 22 дня назад

Wow corruption at its finest and absolutely no accountability. People need to protest and not let this slide

@toddbatstra645 22 дня назад

Higher standard of our legal system 😢

@Independent-Journalist-Union 22 дня назад

Microfractures in our foundation

@maxwellschneiter 22 дня назад

Seems like someone has a personal problem with this former judge and is using the system to go after her. I have seen far worse behavior on the bench than anything that has been revealed here.

@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq 22 дня назад

The world is watching. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Good journalism like this is part of the bedrock of a just and free society. Please keep up the great work.

@navschannel3908 22 дня назад

What is the underlying justification for "supporting/defending" this Judge/Attorney? If this woman is disbarred for example, for misconduct.... well every case she has EVER touched is subject to basically automatic reversal, and most likely dismissal... Imagine how many cases and lawsuits that will be affected and subsequently filed... ya, that's an economy sized can of Oh Crap.

@LanceB 20 дней назад

Great reporting thank you

@theresiaharpster2012 22 дня назад

WOW!They lie so very well to your face. All here need to be investigated. Then, if and are guilty, be in prison for life. Because of what they were doing to citizens and playing God on citizens life's.

@h_3_x_ 22 дня назад

It's time for the citzen to play God back

@kgraham5820 21 день назад

RARE??? NO, she did NOT just say that!! Is this a news report or a damn SNL comedy skit?? It would probably horrify us to really know what they’re doing on the bench while people’s lives hang in the balance and I’m sure there’s more than a couple, or handful, of culprits. These are just the ones caught.

@user-ln8hp4vt5z 22 дня назад

Zero Tolerance for these Crimes. How Pathetic.

@fluxcapacitor1621 21 день назад

Conservative. Shocker.

@hotttt28 19 дней назад

What is the commission even regulating?

@petemarron6677 21 день назад

It's a good ole boy "justice" system over there in az. I used to live there.

@jolhu 20 дней назад

How did the State Bar not take her law license?! If Otis didn't fail ethical standards, WHO WOULD???

@mitter237 22 дня назад

Corrupt leading the corrupt. Mitchell and Otis both need to be fired. They are awful in their jobs💯.

@JohnAdam2021 21 день назад

Sounds like the state bar needs to be investigated.

@edwardbartoneb 22 дня назад

State Bar’s additional review means State Bar lets just sweep the complaints under the rug. And deny any wrongdoing by all or just a few members of the judiciary in the county.

@zt5547 21 день назад

As usual, corruption starts from the top.

@joekerswild2754 21 день назад

Oh, oh, now do NYC.

@korpse6rinder 21 день назад

The people in power gave themselves qualified immunity because they were doing things the right way... Imagine if anyone else could investigate themselves and find themselves not guilty.

@dochoskinsjr9807 20 дней назад

Corruption in America... no! Sounds par for the course.

@NeverlandRancher 22 дня назад

Clark County (Las Vegas) also had a judge like this named Zimmerman. She’s an oath violator.

@hotttt28 19 дней назад

Why is she still employed and not disbarred ?

@robertmichel772 22 дня назад

once again Maricopa county AG's office is an absolute corrupt joke and this chick needs to be hauled off and prosecuted and disbarred

@francessalazar6476 22 дня назад

Awesome job Dave..

@Bobalicious 20 дней назад

Lawyers are unlikely to be any better at policing themselves than the cops.

@Talk-to-the-Pugs 22 дня назад

Systemic corruption.

@fdafdsafdsafdsa5655 22 дня назад

We are so connected now that corruption is exposed everywhere from social movements to authority

@russellgilson3536 22 дня назад

Yes but nothing is prosecuted.

@fdafdsafdsafdsa5655 21 день назад

@@russellgilson3536 Correct. I think its because the wealthy know that they can save money on court costs and housing inmates. They know the offenders will go back into the working class neighborhoods and not the rich ones where they live. Same thing they did with mental institutions. Turn them lose but make sure they stay in working class neighborhoods

@Mac-ix4qp 22 дня назад

Unprofessional and insular from the SC a the way down.

@thatguyitsme7707 21 день назад

Satan (verb) = to accuse, to prosecute … Satan (noun) = accuser (prosecutor), adversary, claimant (plaintiff), enemy.

@ronwade5646 21 день назад

Obnoxious

@Don.Challenger 22 дня назад

Dave Biscobing, it might be interesting to get some comments from a few of the judge and attorney members of the Arizona Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court and the Phoenix Horace Rumpole Inn of Court, these self interest groups talk a high game on justice system ethics so canvassing a few might be illuminating and since no case is extant they can't use the standard demurral of 'before the courts' just yet.

@mythoughts772 21 день назад

The bar in most states is a joke

@casandrala8370 7 дней назад

Respect to Dave and those of same spirit.

@hardwarefixer6822 21 день назад

DOJ, DOJ, DOJ

@JuliePlott 18 дней назад

That Judge needs to be disbarred!!! How can they let her get away with that!

@johnnylafayette 22 дня назад

Confiscate aka legal theft! God knows!!!

@johnnylafayette 22 дня назад

Oh lord, its unconstitutional to dictate the roads your taxs pay for. Leave people df alone yo

@dianasullivan8210 14 дней назад

Arizona again?

@user-py6tl9fe6j 21 день назад

So they investigate themselves and find nothing wrong

@dosesandmimoses 22 дня назад

Ahh.. the way the news used to be.

@micheallyons731 18 дней назад

Does this sound like Integrity To You? It doesn't to me, in fact it sounds like trying to get over on somebody, the people!

@libertylovebryant7026 22 дня назад

THERES MORE

@eilenekellogg-ki2br 17 дней назад

Unprofessional.

@casandrala8370 7 дней назад

The results are similar when AZPOST investigates misconduct of law enforcement officers. Nada.

@Ashphinchtersayswhat 22 дня назад

I know Erin.

@Mrmanu237 22 дня назад

They govern themselves it's the problem and fault of the people when these things continue

@NopeUghUghAbsolutelyNot 22 дня назад

I'm not surprised... look at the conduct of our scotus. These folks get together for private conferences and lil public talks. They know what theyre doing from the top to the bottom

@wendielangborders4116 22 дня назад

Must be a Democrat

@scanmead 22 дня назад

Until people start paying close attention to the judges who appear on ballots, this won't change. Do at the very least a Google search on each one before voting to continue their appointment. Voting requires thought these days. You can't just vote along party lines anymore.

@darcam 17 дней назад

When a system covers for itself, protects itself investigate itself and punish itself without oversight, or accountability it's a corrupt system.

@Sony-mu7ol 22 дня назад

This judge is evil

@JohnDoe-oj5it 21 день назад

Ohhh ! My This is your best story ?

@CKB-vi8nw 22 дня назад

0:50-1:00

@dwaynestomp5462 22 дня назад

Tha enture US legal ststem us like this. We just don't see it because the bad actors protect each other and the good people are afraid of retaliation from them.

@hotttt28 19 дней назад

Be careful who you vote for even if they're running unopposed

@TheTravAbides 22 дня назад

The fact Dave took the replies away on his X account made me lose all respect for him. He fights for free speech and transparency but does that? Makes him a dirty, double talking, cowardly hypocrite.

@petesmith9472 22 дня назад

EX judge Otis will be a perfect republican nominee for the SCOTUS

@wendielangborders4116 22 дня назад

I figured a Democrat

@larryhurley4993 22 дня назад

Better look at thomas the crook and alito

@RockU2Death5150 22 дня назад

🔥👩🏻‍⚖️🔥

@shannonohara7478 22 дня назад

I'm not saying there wasn't misconduct, I had only a single brief experience, but would just like to mention that I was a juror in a case that Judge Otis presided over a few years ago, and several of us commented on how notably fair and professionally she and the other officers handled the proceedings.

@psychoticbob 22 дня назад

You loved Joe when he was sheriff and you're surprised by this??? Give me a break.

@marcusanderson-yeager6740 22 дня назад

Wow, another Trump hawking cheap goods, wonderful and amazing for grifters!

@SASDPNV 22 дня назад

How is telling someone to apply to a job or telling them about openings they are qualified for misconduct? That is a stretch and it isn't improper at all. Some of these issues are manufactured and are more subjective than objective. While I think she did do wrong as a judge, there is no reason she can not move to another job and go through the hiring process like everyone else. If being human to a dirt bag who murdered an innocent is "flirting" then you truly are fishing. This Dave guy has even made stuff up in his stories and lied about stuff before to get views, I do not buy into all of this and it is clear what is being said does not line up with the facts. Plus if an investigation does not go your way and the facts do not support your allegations, you are just going to continue to lie and cry? The commission has made its decision and you have no real evidence to prove that the outcome was wrong other than a bruised ego.