Judge Sandra McLaughlin

The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting revealed last July that McLaughlin repeatedly made derogatory comments from the bench, among other judicial missteps.

Among her inflammatory comments, Judge Sandra McLaughlin said a defendant in a Barack Obama t-shirt was "lucky to get out of here alive" and called the clothing a "double whammy." She's made several procedural mistakes from the bench. In running for re-election, McLaughlin lied in a campaign flyer about an endorsement.