A Cook County judge, who implemented a controversial ban on cellphones in the courthouse, has been ordered to undergo training and mentoring. This decision follows an incident where the judge threatened to jail a law clerk for allegedly bringing a cellphone into her courtroom. Despite the controversy, a panel of Cook County judges decided not to discipline the associate judge involved in the incident.
A Cook County judge who controversially banned a law clerk from the county’s main courthouse for using a cell phone in her courtroom will undergo training and mentoring, officials said. https://t.co/7jxOIp5dSh
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