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Black Judge Rejects Plea Deal for ‘White Boy’ | The Blaze
If you bother to read the rest, wasn't the first time he's made racial remarks from the bench. Is recusal sufficient when bias seems to be a pattern?
Black Judge Rejects Plea Deal for ‘White Boy’ | The Blaze
PITTSBURGH (The Blaze/AP) A black judge from western Pennsylvania rejected a plea agreement for a man accused of fighting with police during a traffic stop saying it was a ridiculous plea that only goes to white boys.
Allegheny County Judge Joseph Williams, who is black, claimed on Tuesday that a black defendant in the same situation would not have been treated as leniently.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says Williams made the comments after a prosecutor proposed three months of probation for a white man with no criminal record who agreed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct.
Williams recused himself after making the comments and a white judge accepted the plea agreement for 24-year-old Jeffery McGowan, who had faced charges including aggravated assault.
Williams secretary on Wednesday told The Associated Press the judge does not give interviews.
However in court, he did offer some observations:(Assistant District Attorney Brian) Catanzarite for some reason comes up with I think ridiculous pleas whenever its a young white guy, Williams said. Im just telling you what my observation is. If this had been a black kid who did the same thing, we wouldnt be talking about three months probation, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports...
If you bother to read the rest, wasn't the first time he's made racial remarks from the bench. Is recusal sufficient when bias seems to be a pattern?