Agreed, it is incredibly frustrating and depressing. Domestic abuse is such a huge and difficult issue, and it is terrible when government institutions fail to protect vulnerable people from violence. I’m not always sure where I fall in terms of the correct legal approach. There are a lot of competing interests to…

i support ankle monitors in cases like these - cut their feet off at the ankles, and then monitor them vigilantly.

I agree with your points but I would yhink an ankle monitor vs prison should be an option only for non violent offenders.

Depends on state law. In many states, judges are not even elected but rather are appointed like federal judges. In that case, removal might require impeachment, or there might be some other oversight process, such as through a judicial conduct board. In states that do elect judges, sometimes recall initiatives are…