No she didn’t!

@@bryanbryan5214 why not???

I watched a lawyer analyze this case and she really explain what she did wrong. To the average viewer we wouldnt see it because the defense wws so obnoxious. But legally she showed bias. But i think under such tension anyone would have cracked.

​@anissadiraa5310 A judge is meant to be impartial. After the judgement she went up and hugged the prosecution. When the victims family gave their statements they addressed and attacked the defense. Mentioned their kids, and one put the middle finger up at them. The judge allowed this and had a huge fight with one of them when they brought up that it shouldn't happen. She just acted in a biased way, and after all that behavior she hugged the prosecution after they lost and didn't get the death penalty. She was biased, erratic and couldn't regulate her emotions

​@@jowens197The defense was only obnoxious when analysed through your own personal lens of what justice should be. They are there to make sure he is properly represented and defended. To the public them joking around with a mass murderer is abhorrent. He doesn't deserve any sort of kindness. But they are his defense team, of course they must have some sort of rapport with him. The one lawyer flipped the finger, it seemed like she did it at the judge but she didn't. It was during a time where the judge and jury were not there and they were just waiting for the next hearing.

Were they reprimanded?

Oh no. Lol you are falling for it. Sheep

@@sula1529 thank you. 👏👏👏👏👏

she was disgusting

She still doesn’t get it. Someone has a power complex. She still doesn’t get it.

Judges are supposed to be impartial.

Sadly for you, judges are supposed to operate free from 'human emotions'. It's why this idiot was kicked out. But you're too smart to understand that, of course.

She was in the wrong profession. Sounds like being a teacher was better for her.

@@MLAustin5 It's not sexist at all. That wasn't the point I was trying to make, but it does take a feminist to always find a way to inject sexism into a subject that didn't involve any. I was saying that she acted like a teacher, because teachers, male or female, get emotional and want to lecture their students. Judges have to remain neutral. Quit the gender bias, as I didn't come here to debate sexism at all.

@MLAustin5 She wasn't forced to resign. She resigned voluntarily. Her feelings compromised her professionalism. Did you watch the trial? The families were verbally abusing the defense more than the shooter.

Yeah, I also thought she was quite good. To do everything in front of the cameras as well is very hard, and the defence were horrible people in my opinion

@@mariuskoen1 yeah they were and sooo unbelievably unprofessional at times. I don’t think she was biased to the prosecution, maybe to the victims but she is human, as are we all. I applaud her, she is a beautiful human being , in my opinion.

She acted extremely unprofessionally

​@@briandunlap3243In which way?

@@paulesge2888 permitting the defense attorneys to be attacked by people giving impact statements, first saying it's no big deal if the attorneys kids get brought up and then losing her mind when an attorney said that if her kids were mentioned like that she'd have a problem, giving hugs to attorneys...

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Totally agree!!! They are the ones who should have been reprimanded and penalized!

She didn’t hold her composure is the problem.

With a sure losing case, McNeil had to delay, defer, delay, defer.......

Probably men. The ones who think women need to be sweet and polite and that defending ourselves at all makes us crazy.

The people who watched the portion of the trail where she was scolding the defense attorney like he was a wayward child because she thought he threatened her children (he clearly didn't).

She obviously held a bias. No judge should act like they are family with the victims or else they should not be in charge of the case.

Justice doesn’t come from emotion. Any law student will tell you that. She violated a lots of rule during ruling and hearing.

@@sophocles1198 but you still don’t bring up a judges children in court like that is BEYOND inappropriate

She's not a judge, 🤡

Can't recover from breaking the law and violating the civil rights of a defendant

Can't recover from breaking the law and violating the civil rights of a defendant

Are you stupid?

​@@MLAustin5We're talking about the justice system in Florida. No one should be surprised.

Oh boo hoo. Do you have any idea how the justice system is supposed to work?

@@nickslick75 Trust me, Ol' Nikki ShE DiDnT PLaY By tHe RuLeS... I know the system and its rules I just don't play by them. Those hugs she gave them were so genuine and warm:) What you gonna do about it Ol' Nikki Boo Hoo?

@@dominoediggs4790 Yeah, I can't argue with such logic and wisdom. You win, Einstein. Lol

Judges are not supposed to have humanity. They are there to do a job and be disassociated from their personal feelings. I liked her as a judge but her conduct wasn't normal for the heartless job title it requires. In some ways, perhaps AI could be better suited to the role of being a judge.

@@Romulan2469 But she did her job without personal feelings. Have you missed the fact that she interacted with the families POST verdict? Some of you are dense.

There would be no use her remaining as a criminal judge. Every defendant would constantly say she is biased and refer to the parkland case.

@@random19911004wonder if you would say that if it was your child

@@Fluffylover261 his/her point just went right over your head. complete non sequitur.

Her “best” wasn’t enough for the very high bar we set for judges, who are subject to very specific rules because they have so much power. The backlash she received is good - it shows that sometimes judges will be held accountable when they act improperly. She forgot her role, is still unapologetic, and left the bench. I think that’s a good outcome.

Very sad....actually infuriating they lost such a caring judge 😡😡😡

Why do women want to emulate the worst characteristics of men and call it feminism?

A male judge wouldn’t have reacted the way she did (overly emotional)

@@random19911004You must not watch too many court proceedings here on KZfaq. Give it a try and you’ll see a lot of male judges who get away with far worse than she did.

@@random19911004exactly, we’ll, not one worthy of being a male. Men aspire to greater values in life like stoicism especially under scrutiny.

@@random19911004thank god there are humans among us.

Lol only failed abortions admire her.

Definitely!!!!💯

Melania Country

@@liledd1307 No, Melania is from Slovenia.

Phshh

I'm not the one that sees misogyny in every little thing, but something tells me he would not be acting like that if the judge was male. And i may be wrong, of course. But the amount of times she had to tell him repeatedly to sit down and do his job properly. And to the men that came to the stand right after him and said infamous "nobody in this court room had to endure what we had to endure" also.

@@bettlupthe parents making victim impact statements were bringing up the attorney's children. That lawyer did nothing wrong by simply saying the judge would react differently if it was her kids being brought up...and he was right, because she immediately acted like a child and threw a tantrum

@@briandunlap3243 she admitted it, and explained this reaction. And also resigned as a result. She did overreact and he was also inappropriate, two things can be true at the same time.

SHE WAS.

Her lack of the required restrained judicial temperament risked retraumatizing the families again with a new trial. She had a specific role in this trial and she overstepped it. She is not a victims advocate or any type of role to give comfort to victims other than doing her job. We demand that impartiality, she didn’t show it, she left the bench, fine. But let’s not glorify what she did by acting against what she knew was required from her as a judge. None of us actually want rogue judges that believe in the importance of their feelings so much that rules can be damned.

🗣Repent Israelites all praise to the most high YAHAWAH AND HIS SON YAHAWASHI🤴🏽🦁👑🐑🔥🛸. The so called black man, Latino, and Native Americans are the Israelites. Yahawah chosen people. That are scattered in all nations through our fathers. Making them Israelite foreigners/Scattered sheep/The multitude Yahawashi speaking: Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Isaiah 14:1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob Isaiah 14:2 “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.” 2 Esdras 6:9 “For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth.

So, a mistrial on her conduct would not warrant retraumatizing the families then? She’s lucky the verdict wasn’t thrown out & still may happen over her bias.

@@cortneyeverett6927lol

More like her 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It was frowned upon that she hugged the prosecution team because if she took a next case the defense team could call for a mistrial because she has shown bias to the prosecution team before. It’s not because she hugged victims family. This is a courtroom, not a drama show.

No, we don’t need judges who lack the emotional restraint in a courtroom to present the requisite judicial impartiality. She risked the validity of the conviction with her conduct and it’s appropriate that she left the bench. Now she is spinning her failing as a strength and some of you are buying it. 🤷

🗣Repent Israelites all praise to the most high YAHAWAH AND HIS SON YAHAWASHI🤴🏽🦁👑🐑🔥🛸. The so called black man, Latino, and Native Americans are the Israelites. Yahawah chosen people. That are scattered in all nations through our fathers. Making them Israelite foreigners/Scattered sheep/The multitude Yahawashi speaking: Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Isaiah 14:1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob Isaiah 14:2 “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors 2 Esdras 6:9 “For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth.”

​@@T_WC123Agree. The case was too big for her.

@@T_WC123 absolutely!

She shouldn't have resigned. I am sure she has learned valuable lessons. But if anyone put the case in jeopardy it was the defense attorneys. To think judges are somehow totally immune to being triggered or can 100% remove emotions, experiences from all aspects of their lives particularly work even in the judicial system is ridiculous. I think under the circumstances she did the best she could and handled herself pretty well considering the caliber and heaviness of the case.

The flipping bird was in the end of the trial when the judge had already created a very toxic environment from the beginning. Nothing else what the defence team did was unprofessional. It’s not unprofessional to discuss with your client. This whole case was so political that no matter what the defence team did ppl would have hated them.

The judge’s actions are not defensible even if the defense team was worse. Whataboutisms don’t justify anything. A judge acting improperly risks having the trial thrown out and everyone having to do it all over again. It’s not about how the judge feels on a given day - they are expected to act as dictated by the rules they know govern them. Hugging the prosecution was utterly ridiculous; they all knew better but still engaged in that conduct in a courtroom on national television. Leaving the bench was the right decision. Spinning yourself as being a victim of caring too much is super cringe.

She acted... for the cameras

The church was called up to represent a killer. And in this light I wish it had gone past the jury and straight to the judge and I'm sure the judge would have definitely given him the death penalty without remorse. And yet still 2024 we are still hearing of people going into schools and killing people and they never learn. I like the judge I think she was doing her job she won't she deserves respect especially from the people who she has to listen to on both sides. The people who were in the world were the ones who have been in the front that fingers up at the judge and at the other people the prosecuting team and the defense team very immature and very bad and it was on TV. To somehow a bill or something has to be passed or when it is as bad as this and the person has been captured then it goes straight to the judge and the judge decides whether it's a death penalty or a life Discharge did nothing wrong and it's a shame that she gave up and yet she's still doing her job, families for the judge the jewelry for everyone. Except the killer cruise and the the team hopefully in the future it will go straight to the judge and the judge will be the one to dictate what happens to that person male or female age old age or young. If it's anything to do with a school shooting or something similar then they should get the death penalty and the death penalty should be made quickly I should make being made not 15 or 30 years ahead it should be done within the next year. So therefore they're not famous anymore the person who killed those people then a famous they didn't get away with it they got cool they went to court they got the justice system and the judge put them to death so they should be killed in the same year instead of making the families continue and plus the judge and the jury and everyone else they shouldn't be a jury in this particular case the judge is more than education 0 listen to the 30th and find out all the information and put her own he or she of what she thinks and if the family is asking for the death penalty then give the death penalty and the person whoever it is should be killed within no excuses on how much does most people who get the death penalty they will about 15 to 30 years they will they will end up having to live in concert in by themselves ink in jail and in the taxpayers money taxpayers money or go better on the injections do they kill people with people who should no longer be living on this on planet people who should be judged by the judge with all the information and if a death penalty is there then give the death penalty maybe one day America will not have half of these problems where children go in shooting other children because they want to if Cruz can get 10 other people can get away with it people from every country in the world has to set an to these idiots who want to be famous the bad reasons and focus on it they've got the death penalty given the death penalty give me the last mail the people who are still alive today can be there to witness while he is being killed

She acted like an immature teenager. She brought attention to herself in a negative way from the glamorous makeup to the tit for tat in the courtroom. She has no place in a courtroom.

She is a wonderful judge. The defence was absolutely unprofessional. Discussting defence lawyers.

No she isn't. She's an emotional woman who can't control her feelings in her courtroom

@@shilobutton5485so many uneducated lay ppl in this chat who have no idea about impartial justice system.

Completely agree!

So do I , putting up your middle finger and laugh at moments is a disgrace and an embarrassing and not to say a disrespectful way to the court. Not to mention to the families. It’s not a defense attorney way to act that way and that lady should be fired and taken her license away.

She said she did not regret hugging the families. She regrets that other people perceived it, as if she wouldn't be fair in future trials.

@@nicolespencer3064 one thing has nothing to do with the other. Cause she hugged the parents doesn’t mean she can’t run a courtroom or an other trail. She only proved she’s a human being

@Fluffylover261 Definitely agree! I think it's awesome that she hugged them instead of just a hand shake. Really, we need more people like her! I was just letting the original poster know what she said. :)

He’ll also never be free. So while he may live, he lives in a cage. And lives with what he did.

@@BlueDauntlessgood point. He’s being punished either way.

I know people aren't going to like this, but I listened to this ENTIRE trial. While I was cleaning, driving, and any chance I got. Putting my emotions aside, Nikolas literally had issues from day 1. He didn't stand a chance from the day he was conceived. I agree with the verdict. That guy has something very mentally wrong with him. I agree with the defense on that one. We can't go executing people who just aren't there mentally. His mom abused him in the womb. He had an obsession with violence and death since before kindergarten. Did you listen to all that testimony?

@@justthatgirl-ct4joI am certain the most of the ppl didn’t and still comment. They just hated the defence team because they defended NC. I watched without knowing anything about the case beforehand and I immediately paid attention to the bias and rude behavior of the judge. This woman is so mean and rude.

@@GirlfromFinland Yes, before her behavior even became national news I was picking up on things during the trial. Her decisions on motions were mostly favorable for the prosecution. Her attitude was completely different between two parties. I really was thinking, "Is she going to get in trouble for this?" I have nothing against her personally and it may have just been the stress of such a high profile case. She had to have been under extreme pressure, but as a judge, you have to be able to handle yourself professionally. She needs to take a look at Judge Jennifer Dorrow (sp?) from the Darrell Brooks case. That judge was absolutely amazing.

@@justthatgirl-ct4jo I am also a fan of Dorow. Such a great role model for women.

Yeah you can resign now.

They flipped her off and acted like children these parents suffered enough and bringing up her kids these assholes knew what they were doing I thought she owned that trial considering how terrible some of the stuff they had to relive

@@bridykes9986they weren’t flipping her off it was at camera during court not in session

lol she was the mean girl, that's why she is no longer a judge. she made the entire case about her...

When did she have to fight a group of men?

@@twilit they knew what they was doing 😆

Exactly!

Exactly 👍

From the little I've watched, I wonder how it would have gone if there was a male judge there. The defence definitely pushed back at her in such a disrespectful way 🤔

Same here! I watched almost entire trial and had no idea they (BAR) had brought all this crap toward her!!!

Did those lawyers get reprimanded for their behaviour?

No. She was openly and nakedly biased in favor of the prosecution.

I think a lot of those in power don't like seeing a strong woman.

Yes, it does 'speak volumes'. It shows she was biased.

She's a judge. She's not supposed to let what the defendant did cloud her judgment. If she can't handle, then give it to someone else ho can. If you want justice systems to be presided over by people who let deplorable crimes get to them, then you might as well overhaul our justice system. Yes, I know it can be hard to regulate emotions when it comes to these horrific acts, but that's why judges get paid the big bucks and a lot of respect. They're supposed to be held to a higher standard than the rest of us.

And has the defense LOST it would be on her hands..

devoid of professionalism, overly emotional to the point where she misheard things. not a good judge

She was a horrible judge.

i agree! she shouldn’t have stepped down

horrible judge.

The trial only lasted a couple weeks

@@Great_Lakes_Discus All of the pre-trial motions and hearings lasted 5 years. As said in the video, she was assigned this case the day after the massacre.

Her best isn’t good enough to be a judge.

She sure did spin it.

Ya and had he got the DP she’d have made it so it can get over thrown. She deserves praise for that? No way.

Nothing but praise? I don’t think so. Hugging prosecutors was absolutely wrong and even the families. Maybe writing a letter to them would have been appropriate. Quit fawning over her. It’s a bad look. She was rightly reprimanded.

So the Judge showed some human compassion for people she has worked with and for a trial that was obviously very draining and heart-wrenching. She was reprimanded and yet the assassin gets life, something that he deliberately took away from 17 innocent children and has devastated their families. I wonder what your opinion would be if one of those souls was your child.

She literally violated rules by her conduct. Being human isn’t sufficient qualification to be a judge.

​@@T_WC123False your judgment is unacceptable

@@stanwood94 I did read your comment in a Dwight Schrute voice 🤣 just great

Judges are supposed to remain IMPARTIAL. 😂

Which makes her an awful judge. She’d be a wonderful court victim advocate lol

She’s supposed to be a judge. She’s not getting paid to be a human. 😅

Judges can’t be human. That’s even people (innocent) like you and I accidentally get put behind bars. Do you want a “person” deciding our fate?

@@niloo_atribecalledlove Too bad there are no aliens to serve as our judges. Regardless of whether you like it or not, no matter what kind of power someone possess, they are still human.

@@gagecarlsen3872 So what are judges supposed to be aliens? Humans created our laws, humans enforce those laws, and humans are supposed to abide by those laws. Was some of her remarks in the courtroom a bit over the top, sure. But as you can see from the result of the trial, that did not hinder the defenses ability to receive the outcome they wanted. In a perfect world (which we don’t live in and never will) would it be a good thing if judges could turn off all natural human emotion like a switch both internally and externally, that’s a debatable. But regardless, in this instance, she has my respect.

I agree

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When your a judge “your best” is not good enough. You’re a judge, you don’t get to just do your best. You should do “the best.”

she was a terrible judge ..so unprofessional....

Speak for yourself lady, she’s a horrible judge & should have never been appointed to that position. She was never elected by her constituents, she was given the position. This wasn’t her first time she was accused of being impartial. She wanted to do the death penalty case & was upset with the jury they wouldn’t decide on the death penalty. Any one who actually watches and sits in court rooms seen her bias from day 1.

She was a showboating narcissistic non-disspassionate embarrassment to a prestigious profession. The fact that we talk about her and know about her shows what an awful judge sbe is. She made the trial about her, where as a judge should be objective and melt into the background. A judge in any other country would not behave like that and wear make up like she's going clubbing. People that support her must have some sort of serious mental deficiency.

Do you think she is single woman? If she is single what kind guys do she want to be her boyfriend?

I’m Leafs happy watching American justice. The US has a penchant for gun mass shootings and it’s fascinating to witness. Over 1800 mass shootings in the US over the last three years. 🥤🍿

She has elbows for breasts. Gross.

The fact that you put her beauty first says all we need to know.

@@niloo_atribecalledlove beauty and brains

I agree. All these comments saying it’s ok she’s human! no no it’s not ok. Judges are in positions of immense power not to be taken lightly

did you listen to her? Judges get death threats. when he mentioned her kids it put a target on their backs. you clearly aren’t listening to her. whether the attorney did it on purpose or not is completely irrelevant. the fact of the matter is is Judges are in a position of power and with that comes a security issue.

It is very unfortunate that she lost her career over it. She was very compassionate to the families. And I think none of the families complaining about her says something about the job she did.

Nope. Defense just trying to defend. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yeah, sadly like the attorney in Devil's advocate movie they were excellent at their job. I thought no way in hell that monster could avoid death penalty.

Actually scary how many adults think that she's a competent judge...

@@supriseimblackagreed

I think she handled a lot of things in a good way, but she was clearly over her head. She wasn’t prepared. She shouldn’t have been the judge.

I'm sure your support means so much to this idiot judge as she surveys the wreckage of her life and career.

The case was over . And no chance for an appeal

​@@laurencerizzo3168does it matter?

A fantastic judge doesn’t do the things she was disciplined for doing, stay unapologetic, and leave the bench. She messed up.

If she was a fantastic judge, why did she not remain impartial, hug the prossecustion, and be forced into retirement?

You’re a disgrace to our country & your comment aligns with the same impartiality and bias this judge was found guilty of. From day 1, she was asked to step down due to how she was seen talking much differently to the two sides.

bro, abunch of kids got got bruh, this was a bit different from any other case.@@jakeplumber1373

It’s not her job to be a great human being, it’s to be a judge. Not favor one side even being a sick case

My comment acknowledged that she’s a great Judge. Luckily she’s both a great Judge and a great human being, professionalism and empathy. Not to mention she has the patience of a Saint.

Reply to your comment included one of the most lamest sentence i ever read in my life. I was like omg, smh. It's not her job to be a good human... Like really? I couldnt believe my eyes and first asked myself was that coming from a trol or she/he really have said that. Anyway, i totally agree with what you said and i am fully on your side.

I looked from Australia and can confirm she was biased and wrong. So emotional.

I looked from Australia and can confirm she was biased and wrong. So emotional.

Creepy

I agree.

@@mimusic1853 Acknowledging and showing admiration for a very beautiful yet compassionate judge is to you “creepy” ?Well if I’m creepy then your a weird ass troll just coming on yt trying to look for an argument and reactions from people.Just goes to show how miserable and pathetic one’s life can be?Get a new hobby and here’s to you.🤡😈

@mikescanlan7326 where's your gun?

Nope. She might be a great person, but she’s the worst judge I’ve ever seen and I’ve been in this biz 20 years. ❤⚖️

I mean neither does trump and people praise his lack of filter as “oh he tells it like it is” so I definitely do believe it’s man v woman

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Remember she comes from a wealthy and a family run lawyers firm

Yeah & how many guys are sitting on the bench I game day because they are not as sharp as the other players. Sounds like she should sit this one out.

An “amazing job” and she’s “stunning.” Really? It sounds like you are praising a child for doing their best (and being cringe for needing to talk about her looks) instead of thinking about a judge, who wields extreme power and is appropriately subject to strong rules about how they may behave in a courtroom.

She has no breasts. Like a trainee.

@@T_WC123 and you sound like an ahole🤷‍♀️

@@T_WC123 Attorneys are also "subject to strong rules about how they may behave in a courtroom." Those attorneys were out of line in their conduct before the judge. The judge was entitled to call out their unprofessionalism and they should be professionally disciplined.

@@T_WC123What’s actually scary is how many likes the comment got.

And how many court rooms have you ever set in?? How many judges have you seen act wholly inappropriate? Judges are never to show any personal feelings or sides and this judge didn’t have the temperament needed to maintain her seat.

​@dudemorris7769 easy to criticize someone from the sidelines

@@photoniccannon2117And? She’s not above criticism. And judges hear the worst of society on the daily. And guaranteed there are judges who would have handled this better.

She’s a disaster as a judge and should stay away from federal court.

The expectation is not to hug anyone, idiot. Because as a judge you're supposed to uphold the judicial code of conduct. Chief among that is being impartial and not taking sides. A court of her peers unanimously decided that she didn't do her job and violated the integrity of the court. Case closed.

If she had, the same rules apply. You don't get to show bias toward either side. No matter what.

She didn’t though. Had he got the death penalty they’d have had it overthrown. Not good on her part.

She acted ridiculous and wasted the court's time and money and people on here applaud it. It's a court room not a reality show. Get a grip. She is a mockery of the process.