Alabama judge, 44, is removed from the bench after she called a black colleague an 'Uncle Tom', labeled another co-worker a 'fat b****' and told one employee she was a 'heifer'
- Nakita Blocton, 44, was removed from the bench after a nine-judge panel found she had 'a pattern of abuse'
- She name-called two judges and two employees, although the specific term she used on the second employee was not revealed, according to complaint
- She referred to one judge as 'Uncle Tom' and another a 'fat b****'
- She called an employee a 'heifer'
- The other judges and employees were unnamed
- She also made her employees work 'excessive' hours to 'intimidate' them and made them turn over cellphones and private logins after the complaint was filed
A black Alabama judge has been removed from the bench after reportedly referring to colleagues as 'Uncle Tom,' 'fat b****' and a 'heifer,' according to a complaint.
Jefferson County Judge Nakita Blocton, 44, was also ordered to pay the cost of the proceeding after a complaint was filed in May saying she made 'inappropriate comments' to two judges and two employees.
The judge, who is married and has one daughter, reportedly called one judge 'Uncle Tom' another a 'fat b****,' and an employee a 'heifer.' She also purportedly named-called another employee, but the specific term she used was not revealed in court documents.
The former judge also reportedly stalked litigants during court cases and messaged witnesses to delete evidence. She allegedly created fake aliases on Facebook to contact litigants to influence their testimony.
The court documents said Blocton had 'a pattern of abuse' toward staff and that she allegedly attempted to cover up her abuse by forcing employees to let her see their private cellphones and work logins so evidence could be deleted.
Jefferson County Judge Nakita Blocton has been removed from the bench and ordered to pay the cost of the proceedings after a nine-judge panel alleviated her from her duties
Court documents said she called two judges an 'Uncle Tom' and a 'fat b****' and an employee a 'heifer'
The judge also reportedly made her employees work 'excessive' hours to 'intimidate them' and made them give her their personal cellphones and work logins so she could delete evidence after a complaint was filed in May
'Judge Blocton also ordered employees to allow her to see their private cellphones so that information that might be relevant to the Commission's investigation could be deleted and she instructed them to provide to her their private login information to their work computers,' the court document of the panel's decision read.
It was also reported that she made her employees work 'excessive, unproductive, and unnecessary' hours to 'intimidate them.'
'Additionally, Judge Blocton made her employees work unreasonable hours, including excessive, unproductive, and unnecessary late nights and weekends, and she made repeated threats to fire employees in an attempt to intimidate them,' the complaint states.
The document also said Blocton used 'Facebook aliases' to contact litigants directly throughout her cases, where she allegedly asked potential witnesses to delete evidence to influence testimony.
'This behavior included Judge Blocton’s use of Facebook aliases to communicate directly with litigants and to provide information to litigants in cases, asking potential witnesses to delete evidence relevant to the Commission’s investigation, and attempting to influence the testimony of witnesses (or potential witnesses) in this matter,' the document says.
A complaint against her details alleged aliases 'Linda Schneider,' 'Camellia Williams,' and 'Jennifer Foster' that were used from August 2020 to target two people in a divorce case she was handling.
The complaint adds: 'These communications are voluminous, consist of hundreds of pages of conversations, and contain confidential information that would only be known by Judge Blocton or someone acting in her direction.'
Beginning last August, either Blocton or someone working on her behalf used fake Facebook accounts to harass a litigant who complained about her behavior, according to the charges.
One of the messages said: 'Because you have prophesied when I did not send you, and because you caused my people to believe in a lie, you and your descendants will be punished,' the May complaint said.
Another is said to have read: 'False Prophet How Much is Your White Judge Paying You.'
Blocton is also said to have 'disfavored' certain lawyers and showed signs of drug use.
It also alleges Blocton has been under the influence of medication in her chambers that caused erratic behavior and that she made staffers take diet pills to 'pep' them up after long nights at work.
She is said to have prescription pills including Phentermine. The complaint adds: 'These pills created behavioral changes in Judge Blocton while she was performing her judicial duties, including but not limited to, becoming hyper-talkative and hyper-somnolent... exhibiting paranoid behavior... and expressing a belief that the commission or someone at its direction is ”going to kill her.”'
'Judge Blocton has also consistently stayed at the courthouse overnight, presumably trying to work, and has told others that she does not sleep for days at a time.'
Anthony denied that Blocton abused drugs or forced anyone to take medication. She had a delay on her docket because of COVID-19 and is dealing with the deaths of her father and grandfather, her lawyer said.
Blocton, left, swore in Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, right
The nine-judge panel also decided that Blocton violated eight canons of judicial ethic, including 'failure to uphold integrity,' 'decorum' and 'engaged in a pattern of dishonesty and deception.'
Blocton is reportedly weighing her options, with her attorney Emory Anthony telling Law and Crime: 'We were trying to keep her on the bench, and we were disappointed they removed her from the bench.'
'If the complaint wasn't a legal document, it would be a libel lawsuit,' Anthony had previously said.
'Usually, I wouldn't make a statement when dealing the Judicial Inquiry Commission, but these allegations are so embarrassing.
'We hope at the proper time we´ll have the right to defend these allegations and show that they´re not true. This is just out of left field.'
DailyMail.com reached out to Blocton's lawyer.
The nine-judge panel said she had 'a pattern of abuse' and used 'Facebook aliases' to contact litigants to delete evidence to influence testimony
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