Judge Kathleen Ryan
Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan. who was removed from her docket last week for "unprofessional conduct," referred to Black people in the U.S. as "lazy," and used gay slurs, according to the Detroit News, which obtained six audio recordings of the judge.
The tapes show her making graphic statements about Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, who is gay, the News reports.
The News reports:
The recordings are now connected to a state judicial misconduct investigation into Ryan, Coulter spokesman Bill Mullan said Thursday. Ryan, who was removed from her docket on Aug. 27, will remain on leave by order of the chief Oakland County Probate Court judge pending the outcome of a Judicial Tenure Commission investigation, Mullan said
Ryan was first elected to the Probate Court in 2010.
