A Oklahoma judge is under investigation in a federal ethics commission after she was filmed browsing social networks and messaging in a trial for murder according to a video released by the local news source.

Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom presided in her first trial for the man who is accused of killing a two-year-old after she was caught in surveillance footage examining her Facebook page and looking for an GIF, The Oklahoman reported.

During the trial lasting seven days in Chandler located 45 miles north from Oklahoma City, the jurist is visible on video using her cellphone for several minutes at a time.

A security camera mounted on the ceiling captured Soderstrom singing away as she sat with the phone on her lap during jury selection as well as opening statements and testimony by witnesses The outlet reported.

Soderstrom the candidate for president in November of this year, directed jurors to disable all electronic devices so “they could concentrate on all the evidence” but did not follow the same procedure.

Khristian Tyler Martzall, 32 was accused of murder for beating his girlfriend’s infant son, Braxton Danker.

The mother of the child, Judith Danker, tearfully confessed, Soderstrom was allegedly staring at her smartphone screen. Danker was also accused of murder, but she was able to negotiate plea bargains.

Jurors were asked by the prosecution to determine Martzall guilty of murder in the first degree However, he was found guilty of second-degree murder after seven days of trial, according to the report.

It’s not clear how the Oklahoman acquired the footage, however it was supplied by the sheriff’s office the Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints in connection with its investigation.

District Attorney Adam Panter said he reviewed the video and concluded that the judge “spent hours of the trial” on her cell phone.

“It is both shocking and disappointing,” he said to the local paper. “Jurors are banned from using cellphones in the courtroom during trials because we expect them to give their full time and attention to the evidence being presented. I would expect and hope the court would hold itself to the same standard.”

The court’s administrative director stated that judges must adhere to the Code of Judicial Conduct, which doesn’t specifically address cellphones.

The law does require lawyers to “act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence.”

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/oklahoma-judge-caught-scrolling-social-media-murder-trial