Roanoke City J&D unethical judge

Judge completely dismissed the facts of the case. This was a show cause for violation of a court ordered visitation. There were 2 show causes filed per child for 2 different missed visitations. The grandparents (plantiffs) lied regarding the circumstance of the first missed visit, saying the children would not get in the car with them, when in reality THEY canceled the visit because the grandmother fell down the night before. That show cause was dismissed. The second show cause, the grandparents texted the mother (defendant) stating the children should not be coerced or forced to visit. If they didn't want to visit they just had to tell the grandparents themselves they did not want to come. The children exercised that right, the grandparents agreed to allow the children to not come, and then filed show causes. Defendant had all evidence of texts from grandfather stating they didn't have to come if they didn't want to, agreeing that they didn't have to come. The plantiffs had absolutely no text messages or evidence produced in court. When the defendant's lawyer objected to the grandparents stating what "the children said" as hearsay, which is procedurally correct, the judge responded, "I already heard it." The judge went on to find defendant guilty on 2 counts of contempt and sentenced the ONLY LIVING BIOLOGICAL PARENT to 2 children to 20 days in jail, 10 days per child, not served concurrently. He stated this would be suspended on appeal, with unsecured bond. He stated to the defendant's attorney, "the clerk is open until 4:00" and proceeded to not complete paperwork correctly causing defendant to be booked into jail for approximately 1.5 hours instead of released on appeal with unsecured bond. This judge has blatantly ignored the ethics of the court. This is the third time the parties have been before him and he has given the grandparents unprecedented weight over that of a FIT BIOLOGICAL MOTHER objecting to the wishes of the grandparents. The first order he handed down, which was overturned upon appeal to the circuit court, gave the grandparents the same rights as a parent to the children; including access to medical and school records. This judge needs to be removed from his seat.