Maggio's name hit headlines after blogger Matt Campbell linked the judge to questionable comments on an online sports forum, including disclosing confidential details of an adoption by celebrity Charlize Theron.
That triggered an investigation by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline Commission. Maggio withdrew from the appeals court race and apologized for a lapse in judgment.
Campbell later highlighted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made to Maggio's campaign from political action committees that were linked to a nursing home owner who had been a defendant in Maggio's court.
That led to additional investigations by the Judicial Discipline and Arkansas Ethics Commissions.
In March, the daughters of Martha Bull filed paperwork with the Arkansas Judicial Commission. Those papers outlined the timing of thousands of dollars in contributions to Judge Maggio's appeals court campaign. The paperwork triggered a Judicial Discipline investigation, but the Ethics Commission also confirmed it was investigating the donations.
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Judge Mike Maggio Appears Before Ethics Commission
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2 comments:
In today's age of hi-tech, there is no excuse for not following the money.
There's no excuse for bad behavior, but judges are human too and we should expect that they'll do stuff like this. And they should be disciplined for it.
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