The sanctions continue to pile up against Carlos the Clown. Oops, make that Judge Carlos the Clown as he serves as a municipal court judge in Clarksdale and Grenada for now. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance (That's the folks who discipline judges) wants to kick Grenada attorney Carlos Moore off the bench for awhile and fine him $5,000 after he broke the rules yet again.
What, might you ask, did the Clown do this time? Plenty actually.
Moore serves as Municipal Court Judge Pro-Tem in Grenada and Clarksdale. Even municipal court judges have to follow some rules, unless your name is Carlos Moore who makes up the judicial canon as he sees fit.
Moore earned several public reprimands, reprimands he repeatedly ignored. The Commission had enough of his antics and charged Moore with judicial misconduct on July 15, 2022.
Moore being Moore, he blew off the complaint and all correspondence from the Commission. He has a higher calling, you see, and can't be bothered with such trivialities. A show cause hearing was set for September 22, 2023 for the social media showboat. The Commission must have finally gotten Moore's attention because he filed a motion for continuance a few days prior to the hearing. However, Presiding Judge Kent McDaniel denied his request.
The Commission voted unanimously to fine Moore $5,000, remove him from the bench, suspend him from serving as a judge for six years, and publicly reprimand the attorney.
Heavy stuff. What exactly did Moore do to earn his whupping (Rhetorical device, Mr. Moore, you're familiar with those, remember?)? Keep reading.
The Commission stated in its Finding of Fact:
* Regularly posted information on social media about cases heard in his court (Violation of Canon 3B(9)). Judges are not allowed to publicly comment on pending or impending cases in their court. Moore not only commented on such cases but gave his Twitter and Facebook accounts the name "Judge Carlos Moore" in violation of the Canon.
The social media accounts also had paid political endorsements and advertisements for his law firm. The Commission gave him a private reprimand, following the old adage, praise in public, punish in private. Moore agreed to clean up his social media accounts .
* Moore got in trouble again in February 2022. The Commission on Judicial Performance fined Mr. Moore $1,500 and issued a public reprimand after he used his position as a judge to pressure officers for a private client. Earlier post.
* Remember those social media accounts? Well, the Clown just could not help himself and started posting political statements under his "Judge Carlos Moore" moniker about Kyle Rittenhouse when the young man was acquitted. The findings of fact states:
Respondent posted on social media under the account name "Judge Carlos Moore" regarding the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittals. He posted several diatribes that ran afoul of the Canon:
If anyone still believes justice is blind in America after the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittals yesterday, you just refuse to accept an ugly truth. I can almost guarantee you that if Kyle had been black and killed two white men in the same manner Kyle did, he most certainly would have been convicted. There has never been a greater need for black lawyers and judges in America to keep decrying the blatant inequities that exist in our criminal justice system and to keep pushing for a color blind and more equitable judicial system.
20. Respondent did not just make a racially charged social media post, Respondent made racially charged comments nationally during his appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show on June 22, 2022. Ostensibly, Respondent was invited on the show to discuss his "Do Better ASAP" program. During the interview, Respondent said "There are many judges that don't look like me and the people that appear before them. They can not be empathetic because they don't look like the people that go before them but I preside over two jurisdictions where there are African-Americans, 85/90% of people look like me, and I want to give them a second chance if they qualify."
21. In April of 2023, on the "Judge Carlos Moore" page, Respondent posted information about a defendant who appeared before him that very day and outlined the conditions she must meet for him to dismiss her charge, conditions that were not yet met, on a case that was then pending.
The Commission said a judge should avoid any appearance of impropriety in all activities. They can't use their offices to advance the private interests of their clients. The judge can not use words that show any prejudice or bigotry. The judge can't comment on any cases before his court.
The Commission noted the Tennessee Bar issued him a public reprimand while the Mississippi legal authorities have issued Moore no less than three public reprimands since 2019.
A fed up Commission pulled no punches in describing the Clown's behavior:
Respondent is nothing if not consistent in his predictability in his complete and utter disdain for any professional conduct rule or Canon of Judicial Conduct. His patterns are clear and clearly indicate the likelihood that he will continue in his same fashion if not removed and suspended....
Respondent was told to stop publicly discussing pending cases before him on social media in violation on Canon 3B(9). He continued to do so. In December 2020, Respondent agreed to change the name of his social media and/or remove inappropriate content.4 He did not do so until after July of 2022, after this Complaint was filed against him. The Mississippi Supreme Court has multiple cases holding that racially disparaging remarks are a violation of the Mississippi Code of Judicial Conduct. Respondent still made such comments. Respondent was ordered to attend and receive a Public Reprimand in both Coahoma County and Grenada County. Respondent appeared in Coahoma County. Respondent only appeared in Grenada County after the judge contacted him and ordered his appearance. He appeared late and dressed in blue jeans. (Earlier post) Respondent chose not to participate in this case until the eve of trial and that was to request a delay. When asked to produce evidence of a conflict, he presented a flyer advertising the 2023 CBCF Inc. Annual Legislative Conference Reception for the day before the hearing.s Respondent did not file an Answer. Respondent did not answer ANY of the Commission's propounded discovery. Respondent asked for a delay.
However, the Commission put a cherry on the top of its outrage:
He has agreed that he violated the Code of Judicial Conduct and accepted increasingly severe discipline - until now. Now he says that he is "before the Commission because of comments he made - if made by other Judges would not have risen to this level." Now he chooses more racially divisive assertions based on no evidence whatsoever. His repeated actions have risen to this level. He doesn't mind public reprimands. He doesn't mind fines. As long as he can keep his platform of the bench. His actions require removal and suspension from accepting or seeking judicial office for a period of time sufficient to allow the public disrepute to mend.
Lesser sanctions did not work so the Commission recommends removing Moore from the bench, keeping him off the bench for six years, and fining him $5,000.
Kingfish note: It is no surprise Moore forced the Commission to take this step. Check out the pattern of his behavior over the years:
The Mississippi Workers Comp Commission sanctioned him for $500 in 2017 for throwing a tantrum at a hearing. Earlier post. *
The Mississippi Court of Appeals ordered Carlos Moore to pay sanctions
of $27,467 after he failed to appear in court for a trial because he had
a "speaking engagement" in Texas. Earlier post.
* Mississippi Bar reprimanded him in 2020 for ignoring an assignment of a Client's funds and providing the funds to the client. Earlier post.
* Federal judge in North Mississippi sanctioned Moore for $3,000 in 2017 for fabricating statements, memos, and not responding to discovery.
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U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves sanctioned Moore $500 in the
Belhaven case after he found Moore's client destroyed evidence in
2017. Earlier post.
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The Tennessee Bar censured the Grenada attorney in 2019 after he placed
a lien on a client because she rejected a settlement offer he
recommended. Earlier post.
* The estate of Kendrick Murry sued him (pro se) in September 2020 in Forrest County Circuit Court for alleged legal malpractice of a case. Earlier post. However, the lawsuit has not been prosecuted since the initial filing of the complaint. Mr. Moore has not been served with the lawsuit.
Then there is the recent case in Oxford. The Clown got caught fabricating statements in a wrongful death lawsuit.
* Last but not least is the subject of the current post. The Mississippi Supreme Court suspended Grenada Municipal Court Judge Pro-Tem Carlos Moore for 60 days without pay after he he used his position as a judge to pressure two police officers for a private client. Earlier post.
* Then there his last shenanigan where he sued the wrong police officer.
42 comments:
Replace him with Judge Roy Bean.
Carlos is going national and these reprimands can only work in his favor. This allows him to play the gallant victim of modern day racial injustice which everyone outside Mississippi knows is still alive and well in the Magnolia state. He will announce that he will remain a warrior for justice no matter how much the system tries to beat him down. Among the sheep who live for this tripe and those who hire him, this will work like a charm.
Clown on Carlos!
F this racist asshole.
He wants to be portrayed as a victim and a crusader of justice.
Instead, all he is, is a racist, pandering bully.
This is the same group that used to be fine with Judges letting all-white juries railroad black defendants because they looked sideways at a white person, yet now they are going to actually take action? Figures.
Carlos will play the race card until it worn absolutely ragged-
Carlos to file federal civil rights discrimination complaint in 1...2....3
its about time. this guy is a disgrace to both the bench and the bar.
This is nothing more than racist character assassination by a bunch of bigots who feel threatened by Judge Moore’s tireless crusade against systemic racism and institutional white supremacy!
In the case of this gossip blogger it is nothing more than jealousy that he himself was never able to achieve a seat on the bench that he so coveted.
Disbar his ass. That is the only reprimand that will get his attention.
January 31, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Correct. Cuckservatives are terrified of being labeled racist even when blatant bullshit such as what KF has reported on goes on. They will let massive injustices go on so long as they can side step the R-word. Only when it get sufficiently out of hand will they step in.
January 31, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Thanks for your opinion Carlos. I'll file it where other NAACP opinions go.
Absurd. What the hell will 6 years do? Disbar this idiot and kick his ass to the curb for good.
Wonder how many Bar complaints have been swept under the rug. The MS Bar is a bunch of cowards. I’m glad someone finally took some action.
Someone please tell Terrence Howard what a mistake he made in hiring the clown
12:33, all-white juries did indeed railroad black defendants back in the day. That was a shameful, reprehensible, and wrong; who are you to say anyone here is “fine” with it? Are you saying those past actions excuse Carlos Moore from following judicial rules? Please reply with your thoughts.
@12:53 get back to work, Carlos. Your crusade won't crusade by itself.
Is that you Carlos?
Stupid people DO NOT KNOW they are stupid. That's why you can't have intelligent conversations, interactions with them.
@12:53 Hey Carlos!!!
@12:53 get back to work, Carlos. Your crusade won't crusade by itself.
If he was a white male, he would have been disbarred long ago.
Why do you pick on Carlos so much Kingfish? All he's doing is trying to make a living . . .
Having a good laugh at Carlos checking in @12:53 PM.
As long as he gets publicity and hollers race he will do just fine. The sad part is that the legal profession has descended to this point for all lawyers no matter their race or region. The public is so stupid they don't know the many, many, fine lawyers, both black and white who do not pander and rant before every t.v. camera but simply uphold the high standards people should expect. We don't hear much about them. There should be no room for clowns but it's the clowns who get the audience.
@ 12:53....wah
Racism is a long dead horse. Go find another grift.
The ass-kissers of Carlos the clown on this board are nauseating 🤢
Attn 12:53 PM. I suggest you do a little research before you make a fool of yourself the next time.
Only getting disbarred will get his attention.
The bar exam obviously requires little intelligence, no judgement and the character of a root canal to pass.
Thank goodness the Commission has the balls to bitch slap him.
@12:53 Your statement is one of the most asinine statements ever. You call it racist to cover up your racism. This idiot was not happy just being an idiot, he wants to be Rev. Allll Shaapton size idiot. Shove that race card up you crack.
Another Mississippi idiot playing the race card. When will the people learn to ignore these idiots and learn it’s nothing more than a game. There’s plenty of judges of all races across the US, this one just sucks and plays the card so he can continue playing games.
That man is Biden administration material!
Trump is looking for an attorney . They are a perfect match.
What you allow, you get more of.
Carlos the clown Moore is very arrogant, unprofessional and a straight up bully. Something must be done about Carlos. I can't say anything great about this man at all.As a client of Carlos I felt very unacceptable as a client of his. Carlos Carlos attitude and behavior was unbelievably and I couldn't digest how I was treated as a client of Carlos. I became very emotional and psychological depressed how I was treated so unfairly. I wrote to the bar association and Carlos was the president, nothing was done about it.A person that is inconsiderate of his clients needs to a lawsuit is not justify as who this person really is, it's a nightmare from hell. I wouldn't recommend a ROOSTER to him to work on any case for me. Touch not my chosen ones, do my prophets no harm. You will reap whatever you sow.
Carlos the clown Moore is very arrogant, unprofessional and a straight up bully. Something must be done about Carlos. I can't say anything great about this man at all.As a client of Carlos I felt very unacceptable as a client of his. Carlos Carlos attitude and behavior was unbelievably and I couldn't digest how I was treated as a client of Carlos. I became very emotional and psychological depressed how I was treated so unfairly. I wrote to the bar association and Carlos was the president, nothing was done about it.A person that is inconsiderate of his clients needs to a lawsuit is not justify as who this person really is, it's a nightmare from hell. I wouldn't recommend a ROOSTER to him to work on any case for me. Touch not my chosen ones, do my prophets no harm. You will reap whatever you sow.
6:31,Mr. Moore has never been an officer of the Mississippi Bar Association. You should contact the general counsel office in Jackson, and tell them that you want to file a bar complaint against him.
The verb emboldened comes instantly to mind.
In response to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict leftist Democrat Judge Carlos Moore posted on social media: “There has never been a greater need for black lawyers and judges in America to keep decrying the blatant inequities that exist in our criminal justice system and to keep pushing for a color blind and more equitable judicial system.”
Color blind…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
We should all be thanking leftist Democrat Judge Carlos Moore for being so honest. Judge Moore at least has the courage to tell us he has no apatite at all for true justice, but instead wants, as most leftist Democrats do, to weaponize every form of government in our country against those he/they “disagree with.”
What leftist Democrat Judge Carlos Moore wanted Kyle Rittenhouse to do was just lay down and die; certainly not defend himself. But, and this is just a hunch, I’m betting we can’t find any social media outrage at all from leftist Democrat Judge Carlos Moore against the BLM rioters that did possibly more than $2 billion in damages and cost at least 25 American lives (according to the leftist propaganda rag The Guardian) during that same time period.
And just like our esteemed local professor and esteemed so-called journalist that blesses us with their wisdom on a regular basis via pro-leftist Democrat articles, I’m betting, again just a hunch, that leftist Democrat Judge Carlos Moore has had no social media outrage at all against those who have outright murdered children, and killed children with stray bullets, in his/their leftist Democrat controlled cities.
One of the deaths around the same time when riots were occurring and Kyle Rittenhouse defended himself (August 2020) from a leftist mob publicly backed by the Democrat Party, was an 8-year old African American child named Secoriea Turner. This innocent 8-year old child Secoriea Turner was riding in a vehicle with her mother and a friend on July 4, 2020 when she was shot at an illegal barricade erected during demonstrations that unfolded over the killing of a Black man by a White Atlanta police officer (the leftist Democrat Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had her police department stand down and allow the illegal barricade to remain in place).
For those doing a verification search, don’t google “Atlanta child killed stray bullet.” There are too many articles that come up with that search. You must include the innocent child’s name.
So thank you Judge Moore, and thank you to the local propagandists publicly supporting leftist Democrats each week. Because, with your honesty, we can at least be aware of the actual evil we’re dealing with.
P.S. KF, thank you for providing this incredible “free service.” Without you, the leftist Democrat media (how do they sleep at night?) would be spinning and covering up these travesties of justice (and since almost nothing is really free I’m sending JJ another contribution today).
January 31, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Great point.
Carlos & Trump are destroying the justice system. Peoples are losing faith and trust in Lawyers, Judges, and the legal system. The MS bar needs to act before the people take matter in their own hands.
Remember the Postman movie with Kevin Coster.
The are just 3 laws.
General Bethlehem: Law one. You will obey orders without question. Law two: Punishment shall be swift. Law three: Mercy is for the weak.
Moore never led the Magnolia Bar. If anything, He is persona non grata with the Magnolia Bar
Carlos is a clown and I wish the circus would leave. Regarding Rittenhouse, I do think if he were black and shot two guys that were trying to kill him and it was on video, he would have been acquitted. The sad fact is if Kyle had not been videotaped running for his life and then finally protecting himself, he would be in jail now.
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