BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – The JDC’s 19th judge was ordered removed from office Thursday after a Supreme Court member discovered misconduct.
The Louisiana Judicial Council found Judge Tiffany Foxworth Roberts allegedly made false statements about her judicial campaign and a burglary and withheld information during an investigation, according to court documents.
In May 2021, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) received an anonymous complaint and launched an investigation.
During her judicial campaign, Foxworth-Roberts allegedly claimed to be a U.S. Army captain and veteran, but records did not show she had served overseas or served as a captain.
Foxworth-Roberts reported a car theft that occurred in February 2020 while campaigning in the Sherwood Forest area of Baton Rouge. She allegedly moved her car from the burglary scene to her home before calling police. She told authorities the break-in occurred at her home but did not mention she had moved the car. Foxworth-Roberts reported missing from her vehicle was a makeup bag containing $400 in cash and $500 worth of cosmetics, a designer wallet containing credit cards, medication and an Apple computer. She is also accused of providing inconsistent details to USAA when filing an insurance claim.
During the course of the investigation, the OSC requested evidence and documents from Foxworth-Roberts to support her claims regarding her military status and insurance claims.
The Supreme Court opinion noted that Foxworth-Roberts’ refusal to cooperate delayed the investigation. The OSC concluded that she had “little credibility, especially given her position as a judge, because she made numerous materially false and misleading statements to the voting public, the Baton Rouge Police Department, her homeowners insurance company (USAA), the Judiciary Committee, and the OSC.”
The Supreme Court ordered Foxworth-Roberts to be removed from the bench, barred from running for judicial office for five years and ordered to pay $9,449.83 in costs of the investigation.
A Supreme Court justice has said removal from office would be too harsh and she wants to suspend her for the remainder of her term. Another judge said she should not serve out her term and let voters decide her future.
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