Attoney accuses Cook County judge of making racist comments, seeks new judge.
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The defendant, Ryan Thomas, was indicted last June on four battery-related felony charges, and the case was assigned to Hooks’ courtroom, court records show.Fakhoury appeared on behalf of Thomas for each subsequent court hearing, so Hooks was familiar with his “name and appearance,” the motion says. “Particularly, Judge Hooks showed his racism by saying that Middle Eastern men are also controlling and abusive,” the motion alleges.
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