Judge Palumbo charged with misconduct

(Posted 4 May 2006)

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• Pr. George's Judge Charged With Misconduct.
• Post, 3 May 2006 (Castaneda).

Maryland's judicial commission has filed misconduct charges against Prince George's County District Court Judge Richard A. Palumbo, alleging that he made disparaging statements to and about women seeking protective orders, including a woman who was badly burned in a crime that has drawn national attention.
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• Shorter reports:
• nbc4.com, 3 May 2006 (AP).
  
• wtopnews.com, 3 May 2006 (AP).
• wjla.com, 3 May 2006 (AP).
  
• Sun, 3 May 2006 (AP).
• wusa9.com, 3 May 2006
• wjz.com, 3 May 2006 (Hellgren).
  

• On 'Oprah,' a Wife's Tale of Terror; It Was Two Months Before She Looked at Her Face. Yesterday, She Showed It to the World.
• Post, 4 May 2006 (Klein).

. . . Winfrey played the audiotape of a court hearing in which the judge, Richard A. Palumbo, is sarcastic, talks over Cade and dismisses her protective order.

"I think that's awful, don't you?" Winfrey asked audience members, who responded, "Yes!"

"We invited Judge Palumbo to be here or provide a statement, and you can see he ain't here," Winfrey said, prompting a big laugh from the crowd.

Since shortly after the attack on Cade, Palumbo has not been hearing cases. Maryland's judicial commission recently filed misconduct charges against him in connection with his treatment of women in domestic violence cases and with some traffic incidents in which he allegedly misused his position as a judge. . . .

• Shorter stories:.
• thewbalchannel.com, 3 May 2006.
• wjz.com, 4 May 2006.
• wusa9.com, 3 May 2006 (Schmidt).
• DCABloob, 3 May 2006, 3 May 2006, 3 May 2006 (E. Will).
  

More information on Judge Palumbo

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