The Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama filed a complaint against Judge Anita Kelly, a family court judge in Montgomery County, alleging that she mistreated litigants and attorneys in her courtroom on multiple occasions from 2004 to 2017 by yelling, using profanity, making demeaning and humiliating comments, and improperly interfering in cases. If found guilty, Judge Kelly could be removed from office.
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Montgomery County Judge Anita Kelly has been suspended. Here's the 149 page complaint against her.
The Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama filed a complaint against Judge Anita Kelly, a family court judge in Montgomery County, alleging that she mistreated litigants and attorneys in her courtroom on multiple occasions from 2004 to 2017 by yelling, using profanity, making demeaning and humiliating comments, and improperly interfering in cases. If found guilty, Judge Kelly could be removed from office.
The Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama filed a complaint against Judge Anita Kelly, a family court judge in Montgomery County, alleging that she mistreated litigants and attorneys in her courtroom on multiple occasions from 2004 to 2017 by yelling, using profanity, making demeaning and humiliating comments, and improperly interfering in cases. If found guilty, Judge Kelly could be removed from office.
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