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Putnam family judge's punishment too severe, lawyer says
Family Court Judge William Watkins faces seven charges from the state Judicial Investigation Commission alleging that he delayed rulings, failed to enter domestic violence orders into the state's tracking system and screamed and cursed at litigants.
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Putnam family judge's punishment too severe, lawyer says
Family Court Judge William Watkins faces seven charges from the state Judicial Investigation Commission alleging that he delayed rulings, failed to enter domestic violence orders into the state's tracking system and screamed and cursed at litigants.
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