Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca sent 3 children to juvenile detention in contentious custody case
A special master appointed by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission says Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca was guilty of misconduct when she held three children in contempt of court in a contentious custody case and sent them to juvenile detention after they refused to interact with their estranged father.
The ruling released this afternoon found Gorcyca “failed to establish, maintain, enforce, and personally observe high standards of conduct so that the integrity and independence of the judiciary may be preserved.” It also says she failed to take “personal responsibility for her own behavior” on the bench, an apparent reference to charges she lied in her initial response to the Judicial Commission’s investigation. [Read Full Article]