John Kane IV, the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, has recommended the removal of Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom.
A new Oklahoma judge could lose her job for sending more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar. The chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court recommended the removal of Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom in a court filing Tuesday following an investigation by the state's Council on Judicial Complaints.
Soderstrom, who was sworn in on Jan. 9 after being elected in November, was suspended with pay pending the outcome of a hearing by the Court on the Judiciary, which will determine whether to remove her from the bench. 'The pattern of conduct demonstrates Respondent’s gross neglect of duty, gross partiality and oppression,' Chief Justice John Kane IV wrote. 'The conduct further demonstrates Respondent’s lack of temperament to serve as a judge.
The judge's four-year term ends in January 2027.
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