19th JDC Judge Mike Erwin Retiring

Jude Mike Ewrin is stepping down after four decades of service. He put it bluntly that it's time to hang it up.

The Gravy Chambers shitshow(not calling it a scandal b/c they were lying) is what is most current in his Google Searches and people's minds in Baton Rouge.

But Judge Erwin should be remembered for his dedicated service to the district and integrity in dealing with some seriously high profile cases and shitbags over 40 years. (Betty Smothers murder and Sons of Guns Pedo Will Hayden).

One thing I like to tell people about is how he didn't like to send non-violent criminals to prison or charge them unfairly high fines.
He made the news in the 90s for doling out prison sentences like writing lines or writing an apology letter to their parents for doing stupid shite.
That was a pretty important and bold departure from the status quo, considering he was a white judge in a city where the overwhelming majority of defendants shifted from 50/50 to an indisputably disproportionate number of young black men.

Here's to Judge Erwin and his wife Sue enjoying retirement and spending more time with their grandkids.
Judge Erwin Retiring from 19th JDC - The Advocate