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Texas Judge Faces Misconduct Inquiry Over Remarks to Latino Lawyer

A federal judge in Dallas is under investigation after a lawyer's complaint over racial remarks made during an April hearing.

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  • A misconduct complaint was filed against U.S. District Judge Ada Brown over remarks at an April 24 hearing in Dallas.
  • The complaint was filed by attorney Ezra Young, who represented a Black former law professor in a tenure dispute.
  • According to the hearing transcript, Brown repeatedly described Young as white even after he said he is Latino.
  • The Fifth Circuit judicial council reassigned Brown's cases on Sept. 29 and blocked new assignments.
  • Brown had revoked Young's permission to practice in her courtroom while she weighed sanctions against him.
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Says judge faces inquiry over racial remarks

The Daily Caller: Judge Faces Misconduct Complaint After Claiming Latino Lawyer Had ‘White Privilege,’ Was Intimidated By Her ‘Black Excellence’

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The Daily Caller reports that Judge Ada Brown faces a misconduct investigation and a court-ordered psychiatric exam after telling a Latino attorney he was intimidated by black excellence.

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Calls judge's remarks abusive racial insults

The Gateway Pundit: Investigation Launched Into Federal Judge Who Hurled Racial Insults at Lawyer Over His “White Mediocrity” – Said He Was Intimidated by “Black Excellence”

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The Gateway Pundit frames the episode as a federal judge's abusive racial insults toward a lawyer that sparked a judicial investigation.

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Notes judge told lawyer of white mediocrity

ZeroHedge: Texas Federal Judge Told Lawyer He Was Intimidated By "Black Excellence" In Light Of His "White Mediocrity"
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ZeroHedge highlights the transcript exchange in which Judge Brown told a Latino lawyer he was intimidated by black excellence in light of his white mediocrity, now part of a misconduct investigation.

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Should the Fifth Circuit keep Judge Brown off the bench while the misconduct inquiry continues?

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