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Judge must pay $10,000 in disciplinary fees

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The judge and former commissioner disciplined for their roles that led to a wrongfully convicted man staying in prison must pay nearly $18,000 in expenses related to their disciplinary proceedings. The Indiana Supreme Court issued the order Monday.

Marion Superior Judge Grant Hawkins must repay $10,552.20 in fees and expenses, while former commissioner Nancy Broyles is responsible for $7,405.21. The difference in amounts owed is because Broyles' cause concluded five months earlier than Hawkins' case.

The Indiana Judicial Qualifications Commission filed charges against the two in April 2008, alleging delay and dereliction of duties relating to the handling of cases. The investigation also focused on Broyles' involvement in handling a post-conviction case that left a man in prison nearly two years after DNA evidence cleared him of rape.

The cause against Broyles ended in October 2008 after she was permanently banned from the bench. Judge Hawkins was temporarily suspended from the bench with pay in November 2008 and served a 60-day unpaid suspension from March through May of this year.

 

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  1. vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!

  2. Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.

  3. With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.

  4. Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone

  5. John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.

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