When your Elvis obsession begins to have an effect on your work, it is perhaps time to take a step again.
Judge Matthew Thornhill of Missouri agreed to step down in a deal made with a state board. If accepted, he would face six months of an unpaid suspension earlier than serving on the bench for one more 18 months. After that, he’ll resign from the St. Charles County Circuit Court.
While it’s unknown who filed the grievance, the Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline additionally discovered fault within the decide for speaking about politics from the bench. There are additionally a number of images of Thornhill donning an Elvis wig and plastic sun shades to emulate the icon.
It’s value noting that he wore the costume round Halloween, even taking part in Elvis’ music from his telephone as an choice for these swearing in. Thornhill additionally talked about lyrics and the singer’s birthday and demise date with none relevance.
Thornhill is alleged to have violated a decide’s pledge to “order and decorum” and “promote confidence in the integrity of the judiciary.”
But the decide’s biases run deeper than the King of Rock and Roll. In 2008, he was fined $750 for lowering the costs of a lady after she provided a baseball signed by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Thornhill denied taking the baseball, which was confirmed to be pretend.