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Daily Mail
30-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Minnesota judge with 'explosive' temper faces probe after 'threatening to duct tape juvenile suspect'
A Minnesota judge is facing an internal probe for her allegedly explosive temper after she was accused of threatening to duct tape a juvenile suspect. Judge Jennifer Fischer's judgeship could be revoked after the Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards filed a formal complaint against her on July 23. According to the complaint, the board has received several complaints about the judge, including one in which she is accused of telling a juvenile suspect: 'Do you want me to get the duct tape out?' She is also accused in the complaint of claiming that another judge was secretly hiding an opioid addiction by saying she was taking migraine medication. It was also claimed that the judge called a public defender 'severely mentally ill' and spoke of sexually explicit topics with staff. Court staff told investigators that Fischer has 'erratic, explosive, and unpredictable behavior' that she displays inside the courtroom. The investigator concluded that Fischer's actions 'constituted sexual harassment.' Staff also told investigators that the judge had 'spoken about discontinuing use of prescribed medication for mental health issues in an effort to manage issues on her own,' the complaint stated. Fischer also recused herself from a hearing if a particular law or law office were involved in the cases, including Meeker County and Litchfield City Attorneys' Offices and public defender Carter Greiner, whom she had made complaints against. Fischer, who has been serving the eighth district since 2013, has denied the allegations against her. 'Judge Fischer has not failed to execute her duties and has not failed to cooperate,' she wrote in her response to the complaint. 'Judge Fischer has always served the people of the Eighth Judicial District with integrity, fairness and an unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law. 'Throughout her judicial career Judge Fischer has been guided by the principles of justice and the duty to protect and defend the constitution so that its protections are available to all people coming before her court.' She also defended her accusations that a judge had an opioid addiction, stating that she had a 'genuine concern' for her and 'engaged in appropriate and good faith action[s].' Fischer also said in her response that the sexual harassment claims against her were retaliation for speaking up about her own incident in 1996. '[She] has faced systemic retaliation since her appointment to the bench in 2013,' she wrote in her response. 'While Judge Fischer's offender in 1996 was allowed to rehabilitate and become Chief Judge in the 8th District, Judge Fischer is being asked to accept public reprimand or leave the bench entirely,' she wrote. She also revealed she has PTSD and had been ruled fit enough to serve the bench in September 2022. She also accused the chief judge of discriminating against her medical accommodations by changing her schedule in a manner that was 'disruptive to the whole district and outside the scope of her authority.' However, the complaint alleged that by taking herself off cases that had certain attorneys or county attorneys' offices Fischer significantly reduced her work. By early February, she was not presiding over any criminal cases, and by late April, she had no cases. 'Her duties consist of administrative duties, such as research and writing,' the complaint said. Fischer concluded by asking for the complaint to be dismissed.
Campaign ME
09-04-2025
- Business
- Campaign ME
These are the MENA shortlists for Campaign's Global Agency of The Year
Agencies from the Middle East have made a strong impact on the Campaign's Global Agency of the Year, collecting nine shortlists for the MENA region amongst 18 markets shortlisted from around the globe. There were entries from 117 companies from 27 countries for this year's Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards. Within the region, shortlists represent the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Publicis Groupe Middle East, Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East, TBWA\RAAD, Impact BBDO, Create. Group, and Magna MENA are among the Middle East shops across three category groups. These individual categories include Agency Growth Leader, Strategic Planning Leader, Best Network: Middle East & Africa, Corporate Communications/Marketing Team or Person, Creative Agency, New Business Development Team or Person, Head of Agency and Performance Agency. Trix van der Vleuten, Head of Global Brands and Marketing Strategies, The Social Hub chaired the 2025 jury. In a statement to Campaign, she said the true strength of Campaign's Global Agency of the Year Award lies in its global reach. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony at London's Carlton Tower Jumeirah on 12 June. Here's the full breakdown of the MENA shortlists of Campaign's Global Agency of The Year: People & Teams: Agency Growth Leader: Jennifer Fischer, Publicis Groupe Middle East Strategic Planning Leader: Tahaab Rais, Publicis Groupe ME&T Corporate Communications/Marketing Team or Person: Romy Abdelnour, TBWA\RAAD New Business Development Team or Person: Publicis Groupe Middle East, Growth & Innovation Team Head of Agency: Bassel Kakish, Publicis Groupe ME&T, and Tom Otton, Create. Group Network: Best Network: Middle East & Africa: Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East Agency: Creative Agency: Impact BBDO Performance Agency: Magna MENA Find out more at the Global Agency of the Year Global website here. See the full list of last year's winners here.
