Panel Finds Judge Cheated

A special panel of judges concluded today that Minnesota Supreme Court Justice John Todd cheated on a bar examination and should be removed from office.

The panel said Todd is “guilty of conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice or conduct unbecoming a judicial officer.” The panel’s recommendations go to the state Court of Appeals, which makes the final decision on the matter. Todd has denied that he intended to cheat or take unfair advantage of other people in using reference books during a multi-state bar examination in July, 1983. A special investigating panel concluded that Todd knew the examination was a closed-book test.