‘I’m A New Racist’: Judge Loses Docket After Audio Recordings Surface

Photo: Oakland County Government A Michigan judge has been removed from her docket after she was allegedly caught making racist and homophobic statements in audio recordings. According to ABC 7, Oakland County Chief Probate Pro Tem Judge Kathleen Ryan is out of her courtroom after “a complaint regarding internal allegations of unprofessional conduct” was sent to the Judicial Tenure Commission. The complaint stemmed from audio recordings released by Oakland County Probate Court Administrator Edward Hutton, who said Ryan has been hurling derogatory statements for years during calls during and after work hours. In one audio recording obtained by ABC 7, Ryan allegedly said: “From England, if you’re a Black from any other country – you’re doing way better. If you’re an American Black person then you’re a f****** lazy piece of s***.” “I can honestly say that ok I’m not systemically racist – I’m a new racist,” Ryan allegedly stated in another recording. “I never was. But now I am because you’re shoving this s*** down my throat making allegations that you don’t know s*** about. You’re telling me who I am and you’ve never even f****** met me. F*** you!” Hutton also accused the judge of using homophobic slurs...