Wayne County judge accused of making inappropriate comments to prosecutors, attorneys
DETROIT A Wayne County judge is under investigation for making inappropriate comments during a murder trial and its not the first time hes gotten himself in trouble. The most recent complaint from the Judicial Tenure Commission said Judge Bruce Morrow committed two counts of inappropriate use of sexually graphic language and one count of questioning female attorneys who appeared before him about their physical appearance. Prosecutor Kym Worthys office filed the original complaint from two different, unidentified female prosecutors who claim Morrow made a habit of speaking in unwelcome sexual tones. Local 4 reached out repeatedly to Morrow and his attorney to get their side and received no replies. Morrow was suspended in 2014 by the Michigan Supreme Court on 10 counts of alleged judicial misconduct.
Livingston County Judge Theresa Brennan sent to trial on charges linked to her divorce case
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. - Livingston County Judge Theresa Brennan has experienced a long fall over the last year. She went from a sitting judge to facing criminal charges, and now she's heading to trial. Last spring, Genesee District Court Judge David Guinn held two days of preliminary examination. Brennan notably decided not to remove herself from supervision over her own divorce case, even after the Livingston County chief judge reminded her twice in a week that she needed to sign paperwork. "The chief judge has the duty to raise disqualification, and the chief judge did."