Leeds Crown Court judge sanctioned over 'offensive' Twitter messages

A Leeds Crown Court judge has been handed "advice" after he was found to have posted offensive comments on Twitter.

Published 26th Mar 2024, 04:45 BST

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Recorder Simon Myerson KC's behaviour on the social media platform was found to have amounted to misconduct following complaints.

No details were outlined as to which messages posted by Recorder Myerson were found to be "inappropriate". He has more than 20,000 followers and since joining the platform, which is now known as X, in 2012, has posted more than 135,000 times.