EP 107 Slap of the Wrist, Hold the Slap

EP 107 Slap of the Wrist, Hold the Slap

From The JudgeMental Podcast by Christine Miller, Hugh Barrow

June 8, 2026 · 26 min · Season 1 · Episode 107

About this episode

The episode discusses a scandal involving a federal judge's misconduct and the implications for judicial accountability.

JudgeMental Podcast – EP 107: "Slap on the Wrist, Hold the Slap" In this episode, Christine and Trey dig into one of the most jaw-dropping examples of judicial misconduct to make headlines recently: a federal judge who was caught having sex in her chambers — loudly, repeatedly — while her law clerks were forced to listen. And when investigators came knocking? She lied. All of it, behind closed doors, with a private reprimand and her name protected. What we cover: The anatomy of the federal judge scandal: sex in chambers, lying to investigators, attending partisan fundraisers, and a 22-page private reprimand that amounts to... apology letters Why the Judicial Conduct Commission's handling of this mirrors the worst of law enforcement self-policing — and why that era is ending The jaw-dropping power imbalance on law clerks: $200K in debt, trying to change the world, forced to be complicit in their boss's cover-up The Chrisley connection: Judge Eleanor Ross presided over the Chrisley sentencing, and Todd Chrisley is now calling for full impeachment Blackmail risk: The investigators themselves flagged how this conduct opened a federal judge and a high-ranking law enforcement official…

People in this episode

Hosts: Christine, Trey

Topics covered

  • judicial misconduct
  • federal judge scandal
  • power imbalance
  • law clerks
  • self-policing
  • impeachment
  • investigative risks

Keywords

  • judicial misconduct
  • federal judge
  • law clerks
  • investigators
  • impeachment
  • power imbalance
  • self-policing
  • Chrisley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Judicial Conduct Commission, Chrisley

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