An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.

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    8 months ago

    There are exceptions for malfeasance, jury tampering, etc but it doesn’t seem like anyone’s talking about pushing the issue.

    I’d definitely be suing someone right about now if I was her.