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Posted on 03/16/2018 5:34:46 PM PDT by marshmallow
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday handed down the longest suspension in its history to a judge who refused to marry gay couples in the state, but stopped short of removing him from office.
Marion County Circuit Court Judge Vance Day had come to the attention of authorities after allegations he had refused to marry gay couples and had broken gun laws. In 2016, an ethics commission recommended that Day be removed from office. Instead, the court ordered Day suspended for three years.
Despite public attention garnered by Day's actions toward gay people following same-sex marriage legalization in 2014, the court said his actions weren't a factor in giving him such a long suspension. Instead, in a unanimous opinion, judges wrote that other charges against him were serious enough to eclipse the issue.
"(Day) acted dishonestly and for his own self-benefit," the court wrote in a unanimously-endorsed opinion. The opinion added that Day had knowingly lied, and that his misconduct "suggested a character that reflected poorly on his fitness to serve as a judge."
Phil Lemman, a spokesman for the Oregon Judicial Department, said the suspension was the longest in the court's history.
Phone calls and emails to Day's attorney seeking comment were not immediately returned Thursday.
In its ruling, the court only dealt with ethics charges against Day, who also faces related criminal charges.
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He had the courage to stand up to the pervs and say “no” to sodomite play-pretend marriage.
That’ll cost him.
So these rogue judges CAN be punished in some way.
Interesting. Let’s use this as precedent to deal with some of these activist judges who have been ruining the country.
Freedom of Conscience.
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So these rogue judges CAN be punished in some way.
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Noticed how this punishment came within the judicial branch. Also notice than lefty-activist judges are NOT being punished for their defiance or “ethics violations”.
You will be made to care.
He must know he answers to the Ultimate Judge. . .our Heavenly Father. Life on this earth is but a vapor compared to eternity. Woe to the High Court. . .they will give an account for their actions.
You can bet that this judge is one of the honest judges. And because of reasons like this they will be more and more a thing of the past.
As the back of one semi truck observed: “Stop, Drop and Roll doesn’t work in Hell”.
So when liberals follow their “conscience” they are only expected to get a slap on a wrist and keep their jobs,but if it is a Conservative he gets thrown the heaviest punishment possible.
Some truly dubious double standards.
“Oregon High Court Suspends Judge Who Refused to Marry Gays”
OMG! The sad state of journalism these days.
The title makes it sound like they suspended him because he does not want to get married to a gay person...jeeesh
Of course it should be “Oregon High Court Suspends Judge Who Refused to perform marriage ceremonies for Gays”
Lord Jesus, forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of Hell.
It IS OREGON...things are a bit INSANE here right now...
The most serious ethics charges stemmed from allegations that Day twice gave a gun to a felon who was in probation through a special court for veterans where Day was a judge. In those incidents, the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability said Day had inappropriately singled out a veteran who was on probation through his court, including texting him, then twice allowed him to handle a gun, then lied to the commission during an investigation into the gun handling.
Another of the charges stemmed from an incident between Day and a referee at a soccer game in 2012. The commission said Day made a false statement in a letter he submitted as part of an investigation into the incident.
“then lied to the commission during an investigation into the gun handling.”
Sort of like lying to the Nazis about the Jews hiding in the attic.
I can’t figure out if he just let the guy “hold” the gun, or what...this is in my COUNTY....Judge Day used to be the Oregon State GOP Chair...
I’m on vacation this week in Oregon. I thought California was the land of fruits and nuts. Oh, the things I have seen...
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