Judge Leo Boothe of Harrisonburg, LA; ethical dwarf

The state of Louisiana presented Leo Boothe with a law license in 1970 after he graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) Law School.

Leo succeeded in duping the voters in 1991 to elect him as a District Court Judge in Catahoula and Concordia parishes.

The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana found Leo guilty of the following misconduct.

• Engaged in willful misconduct
• Engaged in persistent conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Brought his judicial office into disrepute
• Engaged in a series of improper ex parte (one-sided) communications
• Failed to withdraw from case when withdrawal was mandatory

As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Louisiana Supreme Court punished Leo by gifting him with a complimentary 1-year suspension from the bench.

As we speak (ca. August 2014), Leo continues to sit as a Judge on the District Courts in Catahoula and Concordia parishes.