Oklahoma Judge Exchanged 500 Text Messages During Murder Trial
The state’s top jurist recommended that Traci Soderstrom, a district judge in Lincoln County, be removed from the bench after she and a bailiff mocked lawyers, jurors and witnesses.
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The state’s top jurist recommended that Traci Soderstrom, a district judge in Lincoln County, be removed from the bench after she and a bailiff mocked lawyers, jurors and witnesses.
The judge’s texts included mocking the prosecutor and calling a key witness a liar.
We’ve all seen the snarky memes saying, “It’s been [add number] days since Oklahoma was a national embarrassment.” Usually, the number is zero – and that’s the case again this
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During a murder trial, an Oklahoma judge sent more than 500 texts to her bailiff, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar.