US judge sent hundreds of inappropriate emails, including racist message about Obama

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

US judge sent hundreds of inappropriate emails, including racist message about Obama
By Matt Volz, The Associated Press January 17, 2014 9:00 PM

HELENA, Mont. - A former U.S. judge who was being investigated for forwarding a racist email involving President Barack Obama sent hundreds of other inappropriate messages from his federal email account, according to the findings of a judicial review panel released Friday.

Former U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull sent emails to personal and professional contacts that showed disdain for blacks, Indians, Hispanics, women, certain religious faiths and some with inappropriate jokes about sexual orientation, the Judicial Council of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found.

A large number of emails also related to pending issues that could have come before Cebull's court, such as immigration, gun control, civil rights, health care and environmental issues, the council found in its March 2013 order.

The council issued Cebull a public reprimand, ordered no new cases be assigned to him for 180 days, ordered him to complete training on judicial ethics, racial awareness and elimination of bias and ordered him to issue a second public apology that would acknowledge "the breadth of his behaviour."










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[raven mad]

1. Judi Lynn, when did we start appointing dumbasses to the federal bench?

Because that's what you have to be - STUPID - to send crap out from your FEDERAL (remember the NSA et al?) email account! Nonetheless, at least he was caught. Judge Cebullshit is fairly fried on this one. Who appointed this obviously brain-dead moron?

And WHY are the rest of the jokers letting him stay on the bench after a wimpass "ethics and sensitivity training" leave (for which he's no doubt paid)?

No wonder this country is going down the toilet with a cement block tied firmly to both feet.

[Tx4obama]

4. Cebull was nominated by President George W. Bush to the Montana District Court seat. n/t

[raven mad]

10. OH. That explains it.

One village idiot nominating his counterpart.

[Tx4obama]

2. He FULLY retired in May 2013

-snip-

On April 3, 2013, it was announced that Judge Cebull will retire, concluding the misconduct investigation begun by his own self-report. He fully retired on May 3, 2013.

-snip-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cebull

[Fred Sanders]

3. What IDIOT of a Judge sends racist, sexist emails by the hundreds from his office email account?

Only a Republican Judge could be so stupid and unaware or blind to the fact emails are retained, replied to, forwarded, attached, etc. and not privileged if not related to official business.

[Triana]

5. Too bad they can't go after Clarence Thomas (speaking of a total lack of judicial ethics) n/t

[jaysunb]

6. 1st amendment right ? yes.

Judicial temperament ? hell no !

[Ned Flanders]

7. They're above the law

We had a judge groping employees in my area (Placer County, CA). He was given paid leave for close to two years before being reinstated, I believe.

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/still-stumped/content?oid=8346

[TexasTowelie]

16. Yes, I found that sentiment prevalent among members of the judicial system and also some LEOs.

Welcome to DU.

[dgibby]

8. Time for judical review of all his cases by DOJ.

I'm guessing there are going to be lots of retrials. If he's guilty, he should be tired, convicted, sentenced, AND lose his pension.

[neverforget]

9. I went to high school with his son.

His son was an asshole too. That is all.

[TexasTowelie]

18. It sounds like both of them need to be sphincter-printed.

We need a record of these assholes to be made available to the public so we can avoid them at all costs.

[countmyvote4real]

11. a rose is a rose is a rose...

No amount of this "reprimand" is ever going to de-bloom this asshole.

[Cha]

12. Stupid assholes cannot

help themselves.

[Democat]

13. I thought this thread would be about Scalia

Maybe this judge has a future on the Supreme Court.

[BlueMTexpat]

14. Here's a copy of the decision.

It may take a few seconds to load because it is a pdf. The 2013 March Order is attached.

http://billingsgazette.com/march-order-reprimanding-cebull/pdf_9cb05f4b-a49a-53d0-bc52-e22f4a0d6996.html

A terminal idiot indeed.

[tofuandbeer]

15. I don't know about what is involved and what is required of a person morally to be a judge...

but I would HOPE it involves not being racist!!!

[Kingofalldems]

17. Bush must be proud.