A Taylorsville justice court judge who has been on the bench for more than two decades will be suspended for six months without pay for making politically charged comments about President Donald Trump from the bench and on social media.
In a decision released Thursday, Utah's high court ruled that Judge Michael Kwan violated their code of conduct on several occasions.
In January 2017, Kwan launched into an exchange with a defendant that appeared to demean the defendant, according to the opinion, and included political commentary related to Trump's immigration and tax policies.
The conversation in question revolved around whether a defendant had been paying their fines.