Wayne County Courthouse | stock photo
Wayne County Courthouse | stock photo
A Wayne County judge has been accused of making inappropriate comments during a trial, but this isn't the first time.
Judge Bruce Morrow allegedly made two inappropriate comments with the use of sexually graphic language during a murder trial, Click On Detroit reported. The comments were directed toward the physical appearance of female attorneys.
The Judicial Tenure Commission issued the complaint, and Morrow is now under investigation.
The original complaint came from the office of Prosecutor Kym Worthy, which issued complaints from two unidentified female prosecutors. Both women claimed Morrow spoke to them in "unwelcome sexual tones," Click On Detroit reported.
The first complaint claims Morrow said, “The climax of sex is akin to getting the medical examiner to state the cause and manner of death after getting the details of his examination of the body” and, “You want to lead them to the climax of the manner and cause of death," Click On Detroit reported.
At the time, he was referring to the prosecutor's cross-examination of a medical examiner.
The complaint issued said Morrow's comment made the victim uneasy and "afraid to move," according to Click On Detroit.
The second count of Morrow's comments is too sexually explicit to be included in Click on Detroit's report.
In the third count, Morrow was questioning an attorney's weight, asking if she weighed 115 pounds. The attorney said she didn't know. In the complaint, Morrow then said, “Well, I haven’t assessed your muscle mass yet," according to Click On Detroit.
The prosecutors also said that Morrow was clearly looking at their bodies while making the comments.
Morrow and his attorney have not yet commented on the case.
He will have 14 days to file a response to the complaint with the Judicial Tenure Commission. Once his response is received, a special master will decide if a hearing is necessary for the case.
Morrow was previously suspended in 2014 for 10 counts of alleged judicial misconduct by the Michigan Supreme Court.
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