JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Judge Donald “Chick” Foret from the bench in Jefferson Parish for 30 days for profanity, lack of courtesy, appearance of bias and disparaging remarks.

Foret, a former WWL Louisiana legal analyst who was elected to the bench in 2020, was found guilty by the Louisiana Judiciary Commission of exhibiting inappropriate judicial demeanor and failing to maintain proper conduct and was suspended and fined in an opinion issued by the state’s high court Wednesday.

According to the opinion, the misconduct included:

Inappropriate Temperament and Profanity: In March 2022, during the murder trial of Pedro Monterroso, Judge Foret became angry and used profanity when an assistant district attorney requested a table to publish evidence. He a

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