- Preside over a case in which one of the parties contributed to your judicial campaign (full story)
- Swear at a party or a party’s attorney (full story)
- Sentence criminal defendants to attend a probation program you own or control (full story)
- Physically intervene when a party starts beating up a witness or opposing party (this actually happens quite frequently) (full story)
- Preside over a case in which one of the parties is a close friend or family member (full story)
- Write a racially charged newspaper column (full story)
- Preside over a criminal case concerning a bomb that damaged your courtroom and chambers (full story)
- Preside over a criminal case in which (1) one of the interested parties was your previous employer and (2) the previous employer had been publicly critical of the criminal defendant (full story)
- Publicly advocate for the death penalty when you sit on capital murder cases (full story)
- Use score cards to keep track of counsels’ objections (full story)
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I can think more – with a little effort this could quickly become a list of 25 or more!