Connecticut judge suspended 30 days for late decisions
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HARTFORD, Conn. —
A Connecticut state judge has been suspended for 30 business days after admitting being late in issuing child welfare rulings.
The suspension approved Wednesday by the state Judicial Review Council was the second discipline in four years against Judge E. Curtissa R. Cofield. She was also suspended for eight months in 2009 after being accused of drunken driving and using racial slurs while arguing with Glastonbury police.
Cofield apologized for her conduct Wednesday during a more than 30-minute speech before the council. She said she has done many good deeds including helping women get off drugs and prostitution.
Cofield agreed to the suspension and admitted issuing decisions late in the cases of 10 children taken into state custody. Child welfare officials said the late decisions held up placement and adoption proceedings.
Cofield apologized for her conduct Wednesday during a more than 30-minute speech before the council. She said she has done many good deeds including helping women get off drugs and prostitution.
Cofield agreed to the suspension and admitted issuing decisions late in the cases of 10 children taken into state custody. Child welfare officials said the late decisions held up placement and adoption proceedings.
Read more: Connecticut judge suspended 30 days for late decisions - Norwich, CT - The Bulletin http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x1002426659/Disciplinary-panel-holds-hearing-on-Connecticut-judge#ixzz2WkoZEzqG
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