Judge "Displayed Poor Judgment by Wearing His Elvis Presley Costume … During Court Proceedings on or Around Halloween"
Eugene Volokh | 1.8.2026 2:06 PM
The Missouri Commission on Retirement, Removal, and Discipline of Judges charged Judge Matthew Thornhill with committing misconduct:
That Respondent engaged in a course of conduct in which he failed to maintain order and decorum in the courtroom, in his chambers, and in the courthouse and further failed to maintain the dignity appropriate of judicial office in one or more of the following........
