‘Burglar’ judge faces probe
Judge Peter Bowers admitted he might be “pilloried” when he spared the burglar jail at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday.
The case caused an outcry, with the Prime Minister commenting that burglars were not brave but “cowards” and their crimes were “hateful”.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdA spokesman for the Office for Judicial Complaints said: “The Office for Judicial Complaints has received a number of complaints in relation to comments that His Honour Judge Bowers made in relation to a case in Teesside Crown Court on 4 September, 2012.
“Those complaints will be considered under the Judicial Discipline Regulations in the usual way. It would not be appropriate to comment further.”