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Washington judge taking time off after comments on Black man

Washington judge taking time off after comments on Black man March 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) A judge in southwestern Washington said he will take time off to reflect on his behavior after he came under pressure for making critical comments about a Black man killed last year by police. Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman made the announcement Tuesday following condemnations from county District Court judges, a decision by prosecutors to seek his removal from their criminal cases and a call from a prominent law firm for him to resign, The Columbian reported. Zimmerman said he will determine what he can do to help heal community he has served.

Clark County judge apologizes for Kevin Peterson Jr comments, will take time off

Clark County judge apologizes for Kevin Peterson Jr comments, will take time off
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SW Washington attorneys call for consequences after judge caught making derogatory remarks

Rebecca DeMoss Originally published on March 15, 2021 6:14 pm Prosecutors and public defenders in Clark County are pushing for more consequences after a district court judge derided a Black man killed by police in October. Barrar Law Firm, among the largest defense firms in Southwest Washington, on Monday called for Judge Darvin Zimmerman’s resignation following the recorded and broadcast comments. “The bias and the racism displayed in his comments have no place in our community and no place in our courtrooms,” the law firm said in a statement. “We must hold judicial officers to a high standard so that everyone in our community has equal access to justice.”

Judge called on to resign after comments about Black man

Judge called on to resign after comments about Black man March 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) Clark County District Court in Southwestern Washington has condemned Judge Darvin Zimmerman and a prominent law firm has called for his resignation for critical comments of a Black man killed by police. Zimmerman, whose comments in the courtroom were posted on YouTube, described Kevin Peterson Jr. as “the Black guy they were trying to make an angel out of,” and said he believed he had a death wish and “was so dumb,” The Columbian reported. The judge also said Peterson’s father had told a police chaplain he felt the shooting was justified but, “the next day, he wakes up with dollar signs in his eyes and George Floyd’s attorneys had already contacted him.”

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