Judge Lyris Younge of Philadelphia; ethical goblin

The state of Pennsylvania presented Kenneth W. Gorski with a law license in 1997 after she graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law.  

The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline found Lyris guilty of the following misconduct.

• Improperly jailed parents in custody cases
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• On several occasions prevented parents from speaking in court proceedings about the removal of their children from their care (aka, due process)
• Ordered mother handcuffed in the courthouse while her kids were taken away
• When a mother became ill during proceedings and stepped out of the courtroom, Lyris barred her from reentering and, while she was absent, and then terminated her parental rights
• Clashed with lawyers and social workers
• Controversially held an attorney in contempt for missing court while he was delayed in another courtroom
• Did not conceal her contempt for some Department of Human Services employees
• During a court proceeding, said of one social worker that she would not believe him “if his tongue were notarized”
• Failed to be impartial
• Demonstrated an improper judicial demeanor
• Denied parties their right to be heard in court (due process)
• Caused inordinate delays in cases involving young children that were supposed to be fast-tracked

All that remains now is to see what if any punishment is meted out to Lyris by the enablers for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

As we speak (ca. February 2020), Lyris continues to sit as a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge in the Family Division in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.