A judge who swore at a defendant in court after he swore at her will not face any disciplinary action, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has confirmed. The Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice concluded Judge Patricia Lynch QC’s use of inappropriate language did not amount to misconduct. The rude exchange happened last summer at Chelmsford Crown Court, where Judge Lynch was sentencing a defendant for breaching an anti-social behaviour order for the ninth time.
12 January 2017
A rude exchange
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