Detroit judge who put teen in handcuffs during field trip is demoted to speeding tickets

Detroit Judge Assigned To Traffic Court After Handcuffing Teen

Judge Kenneth King is returning to the bench after a temporary suspension. However, upon his return, the Detroit judge will handle traffic citations and cases. The update comes after his suspension last month for putting a teen girl in handcuffs and a jail uniform during her field trip. A Recap Of What Happened Between The Detroit Judge & Student King later defended his actions in the scenario, which involved the girl dozing off more than once i…

Judge who punished teen during field trip is demoted

A Detroit judge who was temporarily removed after ordering a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip is back on the bench but assigned to speeding tickets and other relatively minor offenses.

Judge demoted to traffic court after handcuffing sleeping teen in court

Remember Kenneth King, the Detroit judge who thought he was a badass for having a 15-year-old homeless girl handcuffed after she fell asleep during a school trip to his courtroom? Mister Tough Guy has been demoted from handling major felony cases to dealing with speeding tickets in traffic court, reports The Telegraph. — Read the rest The post Judge demoted to traffic court after handcuffing sleeping teen in court appeared first on Boing Boing.

Judge Who Had Visiting Teen Handcuffed Now Handles Tickets

A Detroit judge who was temporarily removed after ordering a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip is back on the bench but assigned to speeding tickets and other relatively minor offenses. Judge Kenneth King lost courtroom duties in August and was ordered into social-emotional training by...

Detroit judge who had teen handcuffed demoted to handling speeding tickets

DETROIT -- A judge who ordered a teenager to be handcuffed for falling asleep in his courtroom during a field trip has returned to the bench, but has been demoted from his previous role. According to the Associated Press, Judge Kenneth King is now overseeing speeding tickets and other smaller cases at the 36th District Court.

Judge who had girl, 15, handcuffed for falling asleep in his court is demoted

Kenneth King told his duties will now involve handling speeding ticket cases and he must undertake social-emotional training