Judge Clinton Canady III had the misconduct record in front of him. Rockind’s motion did not present a vague personality conflict; it alleged that Nakfoor Pratt had made herself a witness, destroyed evidence, exceeded her appointment authority, inserted herself into unrelated custody proceedings, passed notes to the accused deputy, and threatened to charge Bartlett’s husband if she refused to plead. Canady denied disqualification anyway, and reportedly treated the threat against a defendant’s spouse as ordinary practice. That ruling did not merely leave Nakfoor Pratt on the case; it allowed the prosecution’s coercive posture to continue under judicial supervision. She went onto charge the defendant's spouse.
Makes inappropriate comments to defendants, prejudicing their cases for headlines.
Was featured for this in the 2023 Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Report: http://cms4files.revize.com/mjtc/annual_report/docs/2023%20Annual%20Report.pdf
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