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Suspended Judge

Shreveport City Court Judge Lee Irvin has been suspended pending an investigation into a romantic relationship he had with a woman who had misdemeanor criminal cases pending before him. Local television station KTBS reported that Irvin’s ex-girlfriend shot herself after finding the judge in bed with the woman from his courtroom.

SHREVEPORT, La. – Shreveport City Court Judge Lee Irvin has been suspended pending an investigation into a romantic relationship he had with a woman who had misdemeanor criminal cases pending before him. Local television station KTBS reported that Irvin’s ex-girlfriend shot herself after finding the judge in bed with the woman from his courtroom.

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