A Denver County Court judge is under investigation after he allegedly paid a $1 bond for a defendant in his courtroom in August, Denver7 Investigates has learned.
Judge Barry Schwartz has been reassigned and is not hearing cases while the investigation continues.
The incident in question occurred during an Aug. 15 court appearance where Schwartz was overseeing a bond forfeiture hearing for a probation violation in a 2016 misdemeanor assault case.
A representative for the defendant in that case said to the court that although bond is typically set at $1 in these cases, she was asking for a personal recognizance bond for the defendant because she did not have a dollar…