Commentary: Chief Judge Vickie Gipson Being Crucified for Speaking Out Against Workplace Violence is a Modern-Day Lynching: By Glenn Rodney
The views/opinion expressed in this article are those of the writer only and does not necessarily represent the views/opinions of Report Annapolis News. "When Vickie Gipson was re-elected to the bench of the Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court in 2022, it seemed like the next chapter in a distinguished career. Albeit a political appointment, her experience and seniority earned her the post as Chief Judge of the court—making her the first Black woman to ever hold this honor. But what followed was less a standard judicial tenure and more an intense, public crucible: a string of ethics proceedings, internal fights, and allegations that read less like governance and more like persecution. The disciplinary body overseeing Maryland’s judges, according to public filings, found probable cause to believe Gipson had engaged in sanctionable conduct: a “persistent course of unprofessional conduct unbecoming of a judicial officer,” among other charges. ...
