Darby, the Tate County family master and youth court judge in Senatobia, Mississippi, came under fire in July 2011 after she ordered three 15-year-olds to be given a drug test and transported to the Alcorn County Youth Detention Center in Corinth. The teens were strip-searched as provided by the jail policy when they arrived at the jail and spent three days there. The three were arrested after police got a complaint they were walking through a womans yard. All three were eventually found not guilty of trespassing. Darby was suspended for 60 days and resigned in November 2011. The judicial watchdog agency brought its complaint against Darby in May 2013 and filed its discipline recommendation in September of that year. The Judicial Performance Commission found Darbys actions violated canons of judicial conduct. Darby did not challenge the findings, according to court records, and agreed to the discipline recommendation of removal from office and ban on holding a future judicial office. The commission said the teenagers had no previous arrests and were not under the jurisdiction of the Tate County Youth Court. The commission said Darby had no authority to order the drug tests or to order the teenagers sent to Alcorn County.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 01:27:14 +0000
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