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In Richmond, the case of the state senator and the judge draws attention to lax ethics rules
Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post
Dec. 18, 2020
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State Sen. Joseph Morrissey talks with residents during his 2016 campaign for mayor of Richmond.Washington Post photo by Julia Rendleman.
RICHMOND - When Richmond General District Judge David Hicks appeared before a General Assembly committee this month seeking reappointment to the bench, he had an unusual connection to one of the lawmakers conducting the review.
State Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey, D-Richmond, had just appeared in Hicks courtroom the week before - not as a lawyer, but as a defendant in a misdemeanor criminal case. Now Morrissey was the one wielding power.
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