Judge Christopher Buckley of Valparaiso, IN; serial scofflaw

The state of Indiana provided presented Christopher Allen Buckley with a law license in 2010 after he graduated from the University of Indiana School of Law.

The Indiana Commission of Judicial Qualifications found Judge Buckley guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Modified defendants’ bonds without a motion from the prosecution or notice to the defendants
• Violated the defendants’ due process rights
• Repeatedly failed to comply with the law on issuance of bonds (scofflaw)
• Failed to act in a manner promoting public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary
• Failed to avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety
• By acting on his own in modifying the defendants’ bond, Judge Buckley denied defendants an opportunity to receive notice of the revocation and an opportunity to respond and oppose those allegations
• Failed to perform all duties of judicial office fairly and impartially
• Failed to accord every person who has a legal interest in a proceeding the right to be heard according to the law (aka, due process)

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Indiana Supreme Court punished Chris by gifting him with a complimentary admonition.

And lastly, it appears that Judge Buckley held the legal opinion that “due process’ was the means by which the grass becomes moist in the a.m.

As we speak (ca. March 2022), Chris continues to mete out his so-called idea of jurisprudence as a