Judge allegedly made racial comments about white clerk, postponed critical hearings to walk her dogs

Nypost · May 27, 2026 · 426 words · By Patrick Reilly

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Judge allegedly made racial comments about white clerk, postponed critical hearings to walk her dogs See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Topics 3

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Judge allegedly made racial comments about white clerk, postponed critical hearings to walk her dogs See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleAn Alabama judge has been suspended after she was accused of making racial remarks about a white court clerk and postponing critical hearings for patients committed in hospitals so that she could walk her dogs, according to…

Common ground

Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard is facing dozens of allegations of incompetence in her courtroom and creating a chaotic backlog of cases, with one attorney begging for a hearing to go on as scheduled because he was concerned that their client was “going to…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In another of the 24 instances of hearings delayed or canceled outlined in the complaint”

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The WBRC report and other web results specifically mention that the complaint includes 24 examples of cases where hearings were canceled or delayed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, better known as the Madlanga Commission, is a public inquiry announced in Ju…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madlanga_Commission

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A public inquiry, also known as a tribunal of inquiry, government inquiry, or simply inquiry, is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body. In many common law countries, suc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_inquiry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State, better known as the Zondo Commission or State Capture Commiss…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zondo_Commission

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Claim 2: “Judge Blanchard told her staff on one occasion that she was late to her involuntary commitment docket because she had three dogs to walk”

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Multiple sources explicitly quote the allegation that the judge told staff she was late to the involuntary commitment docket because she had three dogs to walk.

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web search NEUTRAL — A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge

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web search NEUTRAL — Superior Court: Judicial Biographies - Judicial List Judges are appointed by the Governor through a merit-based selection process set out in the Arizona Constitution. When a vacancy occurs, a nonparti…
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/JudicialBiographies/i…

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web search NEUTRAL — All Judge information can be found in the links to the left.
https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/judges-information

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Claim 3: “In total, Blanchard faces seven charges for violating multiple provisions of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics.”

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One of the web search results explicitly states: 'the Judicial Inquiry Commission has brought seven charges accusing Blanchard of violating multiple provisions of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics'.

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Claim 4: “An Alabama judge has been suspended after she was accused of making racial remarks about a white court clerk and postponing critical hearings for patients committed in hospitals so that she could walk her dogs”

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, WBRC, and other news reports) confirm that Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard was suspended following accusations of racial remarks about a white clerk and postponing hearings to walk her dogs.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... In the past decade their have been several Alabama probate judges removed from their position to include campaign fraud down to embezzlement.
https://www.facebook.com/aldotcom/posts/probate-judge-yashib…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard is facing dozens of allegations of incompetence in her courtroom and creating a chaotic backlog of cases, with ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY15ezCgTJQ/

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... An Alabama judge has been suspended after she was accused of postponing hearings to walk her dogs, keeping patients who had been ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/judge-accused-of-postp…

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Claim 5: “Blanchard also allegedly moved Reid’s desk to a cubicle in front of her bailiff in retaliation for complying with a subpoena from the Judicial Inquiry Commission”

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While the general suspension and racial remarks are corroborated, the specific detail about moving the desk to a cubicle as retaliation for a JIC subpoena is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the overall context of targeting Reid is present.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... Alabama's Judicial Inquiry Commission is formally accusing Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard of ethical and judicial ...
https://www.wbrc.com/2026/05/22/jefferson-county-judge-suspe…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... "Judge Blanchard told her staff on one occasion that she was late to her involuntary commitment docket because she had three dogs to walk," ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/judge-allegedly-made-racial-com…

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Claim 6: “Blanchard, who was allegedly consistently late to court, did not hear a single case related to involuntary commitments until nine months into her term”

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Three separate web results confirm the specific detail that she did not hear an involuntary commitment hearing until September, nine months into her term.

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web search NEUTRAL — Blanchard did not hear an involuntary commitment hearing until September, nine months into her term, according to the complaint.
https://www.wbrc.com/2026/05/22/jefferson-county-judge-suspe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Investigators say Blanchard told staff she was late to an involuntary commitment docket because she “had three dogs to walk,” and that she did not hear a single involuntary commitment case for the fir…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/woke-judge-suspende…

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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Yashiba Blanchard faces suspension over allegations of misconduct, including delaying hearings and mistreating staff.According to the complaint, she did not hear a single involuntary commitment …
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alabama-judge-suspended-misconduct…

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Claim 7: “She has been suspended indefinitely.”

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Multiple sources state that Judge Yashiba Blanchard is 'out of the courtroom indefinitely' or has been 'suspended indefinitely'.

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Claim 8: “Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard is facing dozens of allegations of incompetence in her courtroom and creating a chaotic backlog of cases”

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Multiple sources report that Blanchard is facing allegations of incompetence and creating a chaotic backlog of cases as part of the Judicial Inquiry Commission complaint.

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web search NEUTRAL — Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard is out of the courtroom indefinitely and through this complaint, is formally accused of ethical and judicial misconduct. Judge Elisabeth French, the presiding judge in …
https://www.wbrc.com/2026/05/22/jefferson-county-judge-suspe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Yashiba Glenn Blanchard was elected as a probate judge on November 5, 2024. Probate Court of Jefferson County. “Judge Blanchard told her staff on one occasion that she was late to her involuntar…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/judge-accused-of-postp…

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web search NEUTRAL — Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard is out of the courtroom indefinitely and through this complaint, is formally accused of ethical and judicial misconduct. Judge Elisabeth French, the presiding judge in …
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/alabama-judge-suspe…

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Claim 9: “When a court staffer told the judge on her first day that she liked Reid, who is white, 'Judge Blanchard then said, “Oh, I forgot you all like kissing white ass,”'”

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The specific quote 'Oh, I forgot you all like kissing white ass' is reported across multiple independent news summaries and reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — A court staff member told Blanchard on her first day that she liked Reid, which prompted the judge to allegedly respond, “Oh, I forgot you all like kissing white ass.”
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/28/black-judge-suspended-rac…

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web search NEUTRAL — Woke Alabama probate judge Yashiba Glenn Blanchard has been suspended after a state complaint accused her of making racist remarks about a white court clerk and failing to promptly handle critical cas…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/woke-judge-suspende…

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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Yashiba Blanchard 1. Probate Court of Jefferson County.In addition to the alleged racial remarks, Blanchard was allegedly late for a hearing for a patient committed to a hospital because the jud…
https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/27/alabama-judge-allegedly-made-…

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Claim 10: “Blanchard is also accused of targeting Chief Clerk Amanda Reid.”

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Multiple sources mention the accusations regarding racial remarks and mistreatment specifically targeting Chief Clerk Amanda Reid.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 · Alabama's Judicial Inquiry Commission is formally accusing Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard of ethical and judicial ...
https://www.wbrc.com/2026/05/22/jefferson-county-judge-suspe…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · An Alabama judge has been suspended after she was accused of postponing hearings to walk her dogs, keeping patients who had been ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/judge-accused-of-postp…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · A judge in Alabama has been suspended following allegations she made racial comments about a white court clerk ... along with other claims ...
https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/27/alabama-judge-allegedly-made-…

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