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THE JUDGE UNDER FIRE

A high-profile judge faces mounting complaints after a routine IT fix, revealing ongoing missteps that outpace the tech solution and fuel public scrutiny.

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A judge had racked up a lot of complaints, and when an IT problem landed in the room, the situation only got messier. The headline on the post said it plainly: "The IT guy fixes the problem but the judge still has a problem."

That was the whole setup. No long backstory, no extra context, just a judge already under fire, a technical issue that needed fixing, and an IT guy who managed to solve it. But the fix didn't end the story.

According to the post, the judge still had a problem after the IT issue was resolved. And not just with the technology. The judge's response to the situation was described as poor, the kind of handling that only adds to the pile of complaints already attached to the judge's name.

The post framed it in one blunt sentence: "This judge has had a lot of complaints and handles this situation poorly."

That's where the whole thing lands, with the problem solved, but the fallout not gone. The IT guy does what's needed. The judge does not. And the complaints, apparently, keep coming.