A Virginia judge has been removed from the bench after deciding a custody matter with a flip of the coin and ordering another woman to drop her pants in open court. In the first case, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge James Michael Shull otossed a coin to determine which parent would have visitation with a child on Christmas. In another case over a protective order, he insisted on a woman dropping her pants to inspect an alleged knife wound. After a bailiff asked Shull, “Did you see what that lady had on?” According to the bailiff, Shull replied: “Yeah, a black lacy thing … it looked good, didn’t it?” For the full story, click here
In the era of Judge Judy, more real judges are acting like petty dictators in court. For a prior column, click here
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