SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Commission on Judicial Conduct has admonished a King County District Court judge for implying, in remarks from the bench, that a man would be raped in prison if he didn’t change his behavior. The Seattle Times reports Judge Virginia Amato presided over the arraignment of a man charged with misdemeanor domestic-violence assault and resisting arrest last August. Before imposing conditions of release, Amato is quoted in the order as telling the man he was setting himself up “to be Bubba’s new best girlfriend at the state penitentiary.” Amato acknowledged that her statements violated the Code of Judicial Conduct but said they were not motivated by bias or ill-will toward the defendant.
Judge admonished for implying man would be raped in prison
