By AP
JACKSON, MI –
The Michigan Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended a Jackson County judge with pay.
District 12 Judge James Justin has been on the bench for more than 30 years. The court's order, released Tuesday, says he's under investigation by the Judicial Tenure Commission. There were no other details.
Justin was not at the courthouse and could not immediately be reached for comment.
Earlier this month, The Jackson Citizen Patriot said the State Court Administrative Office has been concerned about how Justin manages his caseload.
The newspaper says the judge can be unorthodox. He jailed a woman for 10 days in 1995 and repeatedly brought her back to court to urge her to sober up and lose weight.