A Cook County judge is accused of making racist comments while meeting with an Arab American lawyer and his client in the judge’s chambers earlier this year.
In a motion to have the judge replaced, attorney Matthew Fakhoury said Judge Williams Hooks "stereotypically" commented about people accused of domestic violence and said "Middle Eastern men are also controlling and abusive."
Fakhoury, who said he is a first-generation Arab American, called the comments "concerning and disturbing, as it shows a blatant lack of impartiality as to the way Judge Hooks treats criminal defendants." The alleged comments occurred during a conference in January during which Hooks was to review the evidence against Thomas and announce the sentence he would hand down if Thomas were to plead guilty.
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