Red Deer judge should be suspended for 30 days for courtroom spat: Judicial Inquiry Board

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• – A judge in Red Deer, Alberta, is facing disciplinary action for a courtroom incident in which he briefly locked a defence lawyer in a courthouse cell.
• – The incident occurred in 2024 and was investigated by the Judicial Inquiry Board.
• – The judge could face a 30-day suspension as a result of the disciplinary action.