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Barry M. Cohen, Palm Beach County Judge Who Spoke Out on Racial Profiling, Reprimanded by Supreme Court
The Judicial Qualifications Commission’s investigative committee filed formal charges against Palm Beach County Judge Barry M. Cohen in October 2012. They claimed that Cohen used his bench as a “bully pulpit” or “a neutral, detached magistrate”. After the judge’s outspoken comments on racial profiling, mandatory sentences, and other issues, the findings were made. Cohen specifically…