Montgomery judge suspended for jailing people who couldn't afford fines
Rickey StokesViewed: 2938
Posted by: RStokes
Date: Jan 05 2017 7:06 PM
MONTGOMERY: The presiding judge of Montgomery's municipal court on Thursday was suspended without pay for 11 months after agreeing that he had violated canons of judicial ethics regarding the jailing of poor people who couldn't pay fines.
Judge Armstead Lester Hayes III was suspended under an agreement he reached with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). He will get credit for the amount of time he has already served under suspension since the original charges were brought in November. His suspension ends Oct. 1.
The agreement was approved by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary on Thursday.
Under the agreement Hayes is adjudicated guilty of seven charges of violating the Canons of Judicial Ethics as alleged in the JIC complaint. Hayes also will have to pay the $4,312 cost of the proceeding, including the amount incurred by the JIC, according to the agreement.
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