Cook County judge releases serious felony defendants nearly twice as often as his peers – CWB Chicago

When prosecutors ask a judge to detain someone during their first appearance on a new felony charge at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, the judge will side with prosecutors nearly 7 out of 10 times. That is, unless prosecutors are asking Judge D’Anthony Thedford.
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Riverbender
11 hours ago

It might be interesting to see if he lets black defendants off more often than non black defendants…just a thought.

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