Judge Cylenthia LaToye Miller

Took a loaded handgun in carry-on bag into an airport. No one would have been let off the way the judge was, even with a "squeaky clean" record.

Report appears in anonymized 2024 Judicial Tenure Commission Report:

"A judge self-reported the discovery by TSA of a loaded, unregistered handgun in
their bag at an airport. The judge immediately acknowledged to TSA personnel that they
had the handgun and admitted their mistake in carrying a loaded handgun into the
airport.
The judge was licensed to carry a gun. The judge received the gun from a friend.
The judge initially told police that the handgun was registered but retracted that after
learning that the handgun was not registered because the state the friend lived in did
not require registration.
The judge explained to the Commission that they routinely carry a handgun out
of fear for their personal safety. The night before they went to the airport on this occasion
was hectic and stressful for personal reasons, causing the judge to forget to remove the
handgun from their bag before going to the airport.
The judge pled no contest to the misdemeanor of carrying a gun into an airport
and paid a civil penalty as well.
The Commission found that the judge violated Canon 2(B) by failing to observe
the law. In addition, their conduct eroded public confidence in the judiciary because their
arrest was widely reported. Finally, they violated MCR 9.l04(5) by their plea to violation
of a criminal ordinance.
The Commission took into account the judge’s clean discipline record and
Commission precedent in similar situations. On those bases, the Commission dismissed
with an admonition to take all necessary precautions before future travel to the airport
to ensure they have no handgun with them, and to ensure the veracity of any future
statements to the police."