"An unnamed federal judge acknowledged to investigators the atmosphere in their court chambers "at times resulted in an abusive workplace" and agreed to take corrective measures after a law clerk complained about bullying, according to an order made public Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The order described allegations that a judge subjected clerks to harassment, verbal abuse and erratic behavior during the COVID pandemic."
"On another occasion, the judge banged on the door when a clerk was using a bathroom in chambers, yelling, "that's my bathroom." The order did not identify the judge in question but two sources familiar with the process told NPR it is U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, of Maryland. Judge Griggsby, 58, was appointed by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate for the lifetime tenured job in 2021."
An unnamed federal judge acknowledged to investigators that the atmosphere in court chambers at times resulted in an abusive workplace and agreed to take corrective measures after a law clerk complained about bullying. Investigators recorded allegations of harassment, verbal abuse and erratic behavior during the COVID pandemic, including demands that clerks provide weekly updates on roughly 200 cases and episodes of "verbal browbeating" when exact details were not available immediately. On one occasion the judge banged on a chambers bathroom door, yelling "that's my bathroom." Two sources identified the judge as U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, confirmed in 2021.
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