Judge issued formal advice over ‘negative stereotype’ comment - Legal Cheek

Judge issued formal advice over ‘negative stereotype’ comment - Legal Cheek

Remark amounted to misconduct, watchdog finds A family judge has been formally advised after making a remark that effectively questioned the complainant’s immigration status. Judge Kharin Cox had asked during a hearing whether the applicant’s need for a declaration of parentage was related to the Home Office. The party later complained that this suggested he was an immigrant, despite being a British citizen born in the UK. Cox accepted she had s…