ABC15 exposes ‘astonishing and horrific’ conduct by judge, staff in major cases

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge and her staff mocked and ridiculed people during hearings and trials by routinely emailing each other cruel and obscene statements, jokes, and memes. The conduct happened in major felony cases, including high-profile capital murders. Emails and internal records obtained by ABC15 show no one was off-limits: Defendants, their families, jurors, witnesses, attorneys, even other court employees, and top court officials. This is just part one of Dave Biscobing’s “Dishonorable“ series. For the full investigation and updates since this story aired click here: Latest investigative news from ABC15: