Judicial watchdog issues formal warning to magistrate for suggesting he would punish youth offenders by cutting off parts of their anatomy - Legal Cheek

Judicial watchdog issues formal warning to magistrate for suggesting he would punish youth offenders by cutting off parts of their anatomy - Legal Cheek

Ill-judged joke A magistrate has received a formal warning after the judicial watchdog said he suggested dealing with young offenders by, in its words, “cutting off parts of their anatomy”. Although Mr Michael Berry JP did not use those exact words, he was alleged to have made a similar “offensive” remark to colleagues in the retiring room, according to the published decision. Later that same day, it was further alleged that he directed a “sexis…