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The review comes after an association representing the state’s Black judges accused the commission of prosecuting Black judges at a disproportionate rate.

HARBOR SPRINGS — Coney dogs were on the lunch menu recently at Hillside Apartments and, before fixing his plate, resident George Pappas stood in the center of the dining room,

HARBOR SPRINGS — Coney dogs were on the lunch menu recently at Hillside Apartments and, before fixing his plate, resident George Pappas stood in the center of the dining room,

Since 2020, the association says "80 percent of the judges prosecuted by the commission have been Black."

The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission, which holds judges accountable for misconduct, legally is required to keep much of its business a secret.

An MSU Title IX investigation found Judge Joseph Farah repeatedly sexually harassed a law student when she interned for him last summer, including making "explicit sexual advances," and retaliated when she rebuffed him. A former law clerk of Farah's also told investigators she had a similar experience.

The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission sent a letter to Hamtramck Judge Alexis Krot last month.

Judicial Tenure Commission has concluded she committed misconduct in lying about the child abuse of her grandsons by her son.

A public complaint by the Judicial Tenure Commission accused Judge Kahilila Davis of abusing her contempt of court powers, not properly recording court hearings, improperly recording others and publishing recordings online.

Dana O’Neal said Troy District Court Chief Judge Joseph Fabrizio fired her as administrator after she reported mistreatment by Judge Kirstin Hartig.