Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet
The Lafayette city court judge under fire for a video in which she can be heard off-camera uttering a racial slur resigns – effective immediately. The cell phone video, shot inside Judge Michelle Odinet’s home, shows a TV screen on which people are watching home security video of someone attempting to burglarize the house. That’s when the inflammatory words are heard. Odinet had been on forced leave without pay. Her resignation is immediate.
Here’s the resignation letter she submitted to Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John Weimer.
I take full responsibility for the hurtful words [ used to describe the individual who burglarized
the vehicles at my home. I am sorry for the pain that I have caused my community and ask for your
forgiveness, as my words did not foster the public’s confidence and integrity for the judiciary.
After much reflection and prayer, and in order to facilitate healing within the community, I hereby
resign as judge of the Lafayette City Court effective immediately. [ am sending a copy of this letter to the Secretary of State and hope that a special election can be scheduled to fill the vacancy that my resignation creates.
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