Judge in Scruggs case suspended
From Times Wire Reports
The state Supreme Court suspended a judge who is being investigated for his role in a dispute over fees involving prominent attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs.
The court sided with the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, which was concerned that Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter might have accepted a bribe.
The commission claimed the judge had improper communications outside court in a case he ruled on. It also said he engaged in willful and prejudicial misconduct.
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