Okla. Judge Who Sent 500 Texts During Trial for 2-Year-Old's Murder Might Lose Job
Judge Traci Soderstrom was caught on camera scrolling through her phone during a June trial
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Judge Traci Soderstrom was caught on camera scrolling through her phone during a June trial
Updated: A judge should be removed from office for exchanging more than 500 texts with a bailiff during a murder trial in which she mocked participant appearances and “displayed gross partiality,” according to a disciplinary petition filed by Oklahoma’s chief justice.
An Oklahoma judge was placed on paid leave after security footage exposed her for scrolling on social media during a murder trial in July.
Judge Traci Soderstrom was caught on camera scrolling through her phone during a June trial, sending texts criticizing the prosecution and praising the defense, according to a petition filed by the chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
An Oklahoma judge who was caught texting while a mother cried on stand during a toddler's murder trial may now lose her job after an investigation found she was busy ridiculing the prosecutors and calling a key witness a liar.