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Supreme Court threatens judge's removal
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
May 25, 2003
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The state Supreme Court has set a deadline for a northwest Indiana judge to show why she should not be removed from the bench.
The high court last week ordered Lake County Judge Joan Kouros to appear before justices in person or submit in writing by June 4 a response to allegations by the Division of State Court Administration that her sloppy paperwork has caused a backlog of criminal cases.
A message seeking comment was left at Kouros' office Friday by The Associated Press.
Her attorney, Kevin McGoff of Indianapolis, said he likely will file the response as close to the June 4 deadline as possible.
"At this point, we have not really begun to strategize," McGoff said.
Kouros, 42, who six years ago became the first woman appointed to serve as a judge in the Superior Court's criminal division, is under fire for repeated violations of orders to reduce a serious backlog of cases in her courtroom.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether to appoint a judge pro tem after it gets Kouros' answer or the deadline expires.
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