The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday suspended Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Jennifer Medley for 30 days without pay, agreeing with two of the four misconduct charges found by the state Judiciary Commission over her actions during and after a gritty 2020 campaign.

The vote on a suspension for Medley was unanimous.

The case centers on her race as a first-time candidate against then-incumbent Judge Christopher Bruno.

Bruno had ruled against New Orleans trash magnate Sidney Torres IV in a dispute over a prime piece of Frenchmen Street real estate. Torres responded by getting behind Medley, the daughter of former Civil Court Judge Lloyd Medley.

Medley defeated Bruno with 53% of the vote in a campaign fueled in part by proceeds from a $100,000 loan from a Torres company that drew t

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