Wednesday, January 13, 2010

WI County Court Clerk Disciplined

The chief judge of Wisconsin's Ninth Judicial District has disciplined the Lincoln County clerk of courts, Cindy Kimmons, for inappropriate conduct in which Kimmons placed an offensive personal note in a woman's case file impugning that woman's character.

The incident involved a paternity case. At one point, the woman had sought to negotiate a payment plan for an outstanding debt to the court, and had sent a letter to the clerk's office asking for such an arrangement instead of the clerk's intercept of a state tax refund.

An office employee attached a Post-it note to the letter - "Cindy, what do you want me to do with this?" - and forwarded it to Kimmons. The clerk's handwritten response, also on a Post-it note and then attached to the letter in the case file, included far more than just a decision on the request for a payment plan.

Full Article and Source:
Lincoln County Clerk of Court Reprimanded for Conduct

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a prime example of what the courts in general think of the people who have to come before them.

Norma said...

Well, isn't Cindy cute?

She should have been disciplined, fined - and maybe even fired. This is outrageous.

Randy said...

Did she even apologize for her bad behavior?

Penny said...

She must have been kidding - and just doesn't realize this is no joking matter. I do not believe she meant any real harm.

Anonymous said...

Very unprofessional. And a stupid thing to do.

jerri said...

i think Kimmons is lacking in self-control and character she needs to remove herself from her position post haste let someone with ethics have the job and darned good benefits i have to wonder what else did Kimmons do to harm others