The Dishonorable Judge
In
addition to his courtroom outbursts, Judge Philpot has a persistent tendency to
discuss his ongoing cases in public outside the courtroom, for no better
purpose than to vent his own frustrations at societal decay. These lapses seem
to contravene several canons of judicial ethics. One recent example was a talk he
gave to the Francis Asbury Society on 8/25/2016 regarding a couple who appeared
in his court the day before. Judge Philpot recounted how he castigated the
husband for not seeing his five-year-old son for a 32-day span because the man
was too pre-occupied by his work and girlfriend. In Judge Philpot's opinion
there was no reason for the couple to be divorcing except for the existence of
the girlfriend. The case resembles the
circumstances of the frustrated father who posted the accompanying video clip.
Judge Philpot seems to revel in the “Jerry Springer” environment in his
courtroom but should bear in mind that these are families in distress. Family
courts should not be sources of entertainment or whipping posts to expunge his
own angst.
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