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'Coin toss' judge sacked

A US judge who ordered a woman to drop her trousers and decided a custody dispute by tossing a coin was stripped of his job today.

'Coin toss' judge sacked

Fri, 02 Nov, 2007 - 18:26

A US judge who ordered a woman to drop her trousers and decided a custody dispute by tossing a coin was stripped of his job today.

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that Judge James Michael Shull failed to uphold the dignity of the judiciary.

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