Illinois Judge Removed from the Bench Following Controversial Reversal of Man’s Rape Conviction of a 16-Year-Old Girl
The Illinois Court Commission has officially removed Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert Adrian from his position, WGEM reported.
This extraordinary action comes in the wake of a deeply controversial ruling where Adrian reversed the rape conviction of an 18-year-old accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a graduation party.
The Commission’s statement was unequivocal:
The Code and the Commission’s precedent provide ample grounds for removal in this case. Respondent has engaged in multiple instances of misconduct, he abused his position of power to indulge his own sense of justice while circumventing the law, he lied under oath on multiple occasions, and he has failed to acknowledge his misconduct. Much more was required of respondent.
