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===[[C2012#September|September 12, 2012]]===

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'''Update:''' On August 31, 2012 Judge [[Barbara T. Peebles]] was suspended with pay from the 22nd Circuit after ''The Missouri Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline'' recommended her removal from the bench. Out of the six commission members, five recommended removal and one a a six-month suspension.
[http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/commission-votes-to-remove-st-louis-judge/article_eb963044-f382-11e1-afec-001a4bcf6878.html ''St. Louis Post Dispatch,'' "St. Louis judge suspended after she turns cases over to her clerk," September 01, 2012]

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{{moseal}}

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Her attorney said that they will appeal to the [[Missouri Supreme Court]].

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{{quote|While we respect the commission’s findings, we don’t agree. We do not nor have we ever believed that any of the conduct warrants removal. And we still don’t believe there was misconduct other than that she’s already admitted to...
- Paul D’Agrosa, Judge Peebles' lawyer}}

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===[[C2011#December|December 23, 2011]]===

===[[C2011#December|December 23, 2011]]===

'''ST. LOUIS, [[Missouri]]:''' In October of 2011, [[Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court|22nd Circuit Court]] judge [[Barbara T. Peebles]] took a ten day vacation to visit China, leaving clerks to handle her cases. In taking over the judge's normal duties the clerks issued five case dismissals, refused a case dismissal, and continued over 300 cases, in some cases refusing bail.

[http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/clerks-ran-court-while-a-st-louis-judge-was-on/article_c628a6c5-46d9-5c5e-9b2d-af1e45dc2a28.html ''STLtoday.com,'' "Clerks ran court while a St. Louis judge was on vacation overseas," December 18, 2011]

'''ST. LOUIS, [[Missouri]]:''' In October of 2011, [[Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court|22nd Circuit Court]] judge [[Barbara T. Peebles]] took a ten day vacation to visit China, leaving clerks to handle her cases. In taking over the judge's normal duties the clerks issued five case dismissals, refused a case dismissal, and continued over 300 cases, in some cases refusing bail.

[http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/clerks-ran-court-while-a-st-louis-judge-was-on/article_c628a6c5-46d9-5c5e-9b2d-af1e45dc2a28.html ''STLtoday.com,'' "Clerks ran court while a St. Louis judge was on vacation overseas," December 18, 2011]

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'''Judges, clerks and lawyers comment:'''

'''Judges, clerks and lawyers comment:'''

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[[Steven R. Ohmer]],
Presiding
judge of the [[Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court|22nd Circuit Court]], said that Judge Peebles' and her clerks' conduct was "wrong." While St. Louis defense lawyer David Stokely said, "I think it's as illegal as hell."

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[[Steven R. Ohmer]],
presiding
judge of the [[Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court|22nd Circuit Court]], said that Judge Peebles' and her clerks' conduct was "wrong." While St. Louis defense lawyer David Stokely said, "I think it's as illegal as hell."

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Circuit Clerk Jane Schweitzer said that there was "no miscarriage of justice", but also that Peebles had given too much
athority
to the clerks. Judge Peebles has not yet commented on the situation.

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Circuit Clerk Jane Schweitzer said that there was "no miscarriage of justice", but also that Peebles had given too much
authority
to the clerks. Judge Peebles has not yet commented on the situation.

==References==

==References==

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