A judge who allegedly made racist remarks during a meeting with an Arab American lawyer and two prosecutors is now accused of improperly contacting the prosecutors afterwards in an apparent attempt at “witness interference and tampering.”
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.during a meeting with an Arab American lawyer and two prosecutors is now accused of improperly contacting the prosecutors afterwards in an apparent attempt at "witness interference and tampering."
Hooks "stereotypically" commented about people accused of domestic violence and said, "Middle Eastern men are also controlling and abusive," according to the motion. During a hearing on the motion Thursday, Hooks removed himself from the case. It will now go before Criminal Division Presiding Judge Erica Reddick on Friday to be reassigned.
Fakhoury said details of those conversations were provided by the state’s attorney’s office in a "notice of disclosure" sent to the attorney. It states that Hooks called two assistant state’s attorneys involved in the case on Monday, though neither answered the call. Hooks asked if she remembered the meeting and insisted that "he would never say something like that and that she would have called him out on it if he did." The conversation made the prosecutor "uncomfortable" and she "did not know how to respond," according to the disclosure statement.
The prosecutor interrupted the judge and said he had been instructed not to talk with anyone about the matter, including the judge, the filing states. Hooks said he understood and the conversation ended.
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