A longtime state judge in Salem is under investigation after he allegedly used vulgarities to refer to a prosecutor and a fellow judge, both women, during a judicial conference in central Oregon last month, sources say.
A spokesperson for the Oregon Judicial Department confirmed Monday that a judicial fitness complaint was filed against Marion County Circuit Judge Channing Bennett related to “serious allegations of misconduct.”
Spokesperson Laura Kerns declined to provide any specifics about Bennett’s alleged misconduct or to say who filed the complaint…