Judge suspended for fining cell phone offenders

A Baltimore judge, who fined people whose cell phones rang in his courtroom, has been hit with a five-day suspension for being over zealous in his noise-abatement campaign.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/2012/12/noise-sensitive-judge-gets-five-days-without-pay.html

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-14/news/bs-md-co-judge-suspended-20121214_1_jail-time-contempt-charge-judge-stone

Some judges are definitely more aggressive --- and creative --- in dealing with miscreants, than the bench at large.  Here's another example:

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