Ex-National Bar Association president removed from bench for ‘racially charged’ comments about justice system

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Home Web First Ex-National Bar Association president removed… Judiciary Ex-National Bar Association president removed from bench for ‘racially charged’ comments about justice system By Debra Cassens Weiss January 23, 2025, 1:47 pm CST A former National Bar Association president has been permanently removed from the bench for online and television comments about racial injustice and the need for more Black lawyers and judges. (Image from Shutterstock) A former National Bar Association president has been permanently removed from the bench for online and television comments about racial injustice and the need for more Black lawyers and judges. In a Jan. 16 opinion, the Mississippi Supreme Court banned 2021-2022 NBA President Carlos Moore from the bench for “racially charged” comments “aimed at creating public distrust in the judiciary and its ability to be impartial.” The Legal Profession Blog noted the decision and published highlights. WLBT also has coverage. The decision was based on two comments made in 2021 and 2022 by Moore, a judge in the Mississippi cities of Clarksdale and Grenada. The first, posted to social media under the account name “Judge Carlos Moore,” commented on the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, a white man who was 17 years old when he...

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