Judge Tossed Off Bench for Election Misconduct

A judge in New Orleans who forced employees to work on his reelection campaign and then lied about it was thrown off the bench by the state high court.

The justices removed State District Judge C. Hunter King of Orleans Parish from office and barred him from running for a judicial office for at least five years.

He initially denied any wrongdoing, but admitted everything after learning that the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, which investigates judicial misconduct complaints, had recordings of his staff meetings.