Judge Lisa Gorcyca
Oakland County Circuit Judge Lisa Gorcyca, who sent three children to juvenile detention after they refused to spend time with their father, and accused at least one the kids of cult-like behavior, has been found guilty of judicial misconduct by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission, the Detroit Free Press reports.
The state Supreme Court will now decide whether to accept the findings, and then determine if discipline is appropriate.
Steve Pepple of the Detroit Free Press writes:
The ruling released this afternoon found Gorcyca "failed to establish, maintain, enforce, and personally observe high standards of conduct to 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.
The ruling comes after a trial in late May before a judge over complaints filed by the Judicial Tenure Commission, accusing Gorcyca of inappropriate behavior during a June 24, 2015, hearing involving the three minor children of Omer Tsimhoni and Maya Eibschitz-Tsimhoni.
To read the ruling click HERE.
