In 2010, Judge Michael Kwan talks with a defendant during court in Taylorsville, Utah. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News/AP)The Utah Supreme Court suspended a judge for six months without pay this week over disparaging remarks he made about President Trump online and in his courtroom. The court ruling points to several instances in which Judge Michael Kwan, who has sat on the justice court bench for the city of Taylorsville for two decades, violated Utah’s judicial code of conduct. The Supreme Court opinion shared several examples. The state Supreme Court disagreed.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2019 15:17 UTC