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This is not the first time Judge Hunter has graced the pages of the 'Demon. The last time, though, she was behind the bench instead of in front of it.
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--Al
Chaos erupted inside a Cincinnati courtroom on Monday as a former judge — convicted of using her position to help a family member — was dragged away to jail by a bailiff.
Tracie Hunter, once a juvenile court judge, has been fighting her 2014 conviction and sixth-month sentence for improperly passing on information to her brother in a job dispute.
And on Monday, after several appeals were exhausted, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Patrick Dinkelacker detailed the numerous letters and recommendations he's received, urging him to not put Hunter behind bars.
But when Dinkelacker announced that he wasn't moved and ordered Hunter to be taken into custody, the defendant's supporters shouted their disapproval. One of them was stopped and arrested as she tried to reach the defense table.
Hunter went limp and a bailiff lifted the former judge, wearing a black dress and white bolero, by her underarms and dragged her away.
The supporter, wearing a black T-shirt with the words "Justice for Judge Tracie M. Hunter," was handcuffed and taken away.
The case stems from the former judge's brother, Stephen Hunter, who worked as a youth corrections officer. Stephen Hunter allegedly struck a young offender on the job on July 7, 2013, leading to the officer's boss to recommend his firing.
Tracie Hunter improperly demanded and received documents about the teen and passed them on to her brother, prosecutors said.
This is not the first time Judge Hunter has graced the pages of the 'Demon. The last time, though, she was behind the bench instead of in front of it.
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--Al
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