When a Chicago-area choose was caught sending round a racist meme, some may have believed it might have been grounds for termination. Although that was not the case.
Cook dinner County Decide Caroline Glennon-Goodman was caught sending a meme depicting a smiling Black baby and one other Black baby’s leg with a GPS monitor on the ankle, in accordance with WBEZ Chicago. The caption of the image learn, “little tiks … My First Ankle Monitor.” In response to the Chicago Defender, the meme was an AI-generated parody of Little Tykes toy field.
Within the message with the picture, the choose wrote that it was her “husband’s thought of Christmas humor.”
The report says a fellow choose acquired the message by mistake which led to her being uncovered to native weblog Injustice Watch. Following the leak to the general public, a significant Black attorneys group condemned the act however with out calling Glennon-Goodman out by identify, the report says. The Cook dinner County Bar Affiliation additionally had some suggestions on the incident.
“It’s our understanding that the photograph was meant to be shared with a unique viewers and that the choose concerned has apologized profusely. However, such media is inappropriate to share whatever the viewers. Any choose must be unbiased sufficient to not additional flow into such a racist trope … “ the Bar’s assertion learn by way of WBEZ.
Ultimately, phrase received again to the courthouse and Chief Decide Timothy C. Evans held a gathering with the court docket’s government committee the place he issued an order for the choose to face self-discipline, the report says.
Glennon-Goodman, who dealt with murder and home violence instances, was decided to have violated the Code of Judicial Conduct. Nevertheless, she wasn’t given the boot. She was quickly reassigned from her pretrial division.
The Judicial Inquiry Board could decide if “additional sanction” is important. Along with her reassignment, Glennon-Goodman will endure bias coaching as properly, the report says.