May 2, 12:15 PM

9th Circuit Judicial Council Reprimands Roger Benitez in San Diego for Handcuffing Drug Defendant's Daughter

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego was reprimanded by a federal judicial panel for ordering a U.S. marshal to handcuff a drug defendant's 13-year-old daughter in the jury box, warning her about the dangers of drugs. The 9th Circuit Judicial Council stated that Benitez failed to uphold the high standards of conduct expected of a federal judge.

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