Great moments in the law

The ABA Journal and other sources report that Leo Kachinsky, who once incompetently represented Brendan Dassey as seen in Making a Murderer, and was also somehow a municipal judge, has been suspended because of what the Journal describes as “unusual interactions” with his court manager.

A few examples of his treament of a woman employee from Lowering the Bar

When M.B. was back at work a few days later, Judge Kachinsky and a friend arrived at the municipal court office while M.B. was out of the office. Judge Kachinsky then hid behind a counter. When M.B. returned to the office, he popped up and shouted “roar,” which startled M.B. During this visit, Judge Kachinsky was sufficiently loud and boisterous that his conduct disturbed nearby village employees. ...

On three occasions during that week, Judge Kachinsky came to the municipal court offices. He sat close to M.B.’s desk, facing her. He did nothing except tap his pen and make “cat noises.” On one visit, Judge Kachinsky continued this extremely odd behavior for 45 minutes. During one of the visits, Judge Kachinsky also told M.B. a story about a dog being raped and then repeated the story a second time.