VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Clark County District Court in Southwestern Washington has condemned a judge and a prominent law firm has called for his resignation for critical comments of a Black man killed by police. The Columbian reports Judge Darvin Zimmerman’s comments with another court official were posted on YouTube. In the video Zimmerman describes Kevin Peterson Jr. as “the Black guy they were trying to make an angel out of,” and said he believed Peterson “was so dumb.” Zimmerman told The Columbian “any time we lose a life, it is a tragedy; Kevin Peterson is no exception.” But he didn’t apologize or describe his comments as racist.
Judge called on to resign after comments about Black man
