Judicial panel charges Shelby County judge
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct has filed formal charges against a Shelby County circuit court judge.
The board stated in a complaint that Judge Kay Robilio violated judicial rules of impartiality by doing her own investigation into a child custody case before her court last year.
The Commercial Appeal reported the complaint stated Robilio made a personal visit to the home of the father and later used her personal observations in rulings on parenting issues.
Robilio has 30 days to respond to the charges.
The newspaper could not reach the judge or her attorney for comment on Monday.
Robilio is 72 years old and has been on the circuit court bench since 1990.
