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Resident tells commissioners judge ‘insulted’ her, alleges unlawful orders and child removal
Summary
A Hamburg Township resident told the Livingston County Board she was granted a PPO and custody but says Judge Longsworth insulted her, jailed her, and ordered her children removed; another resident echoed the allegations and urged public attention to upcoming hearings.
During the Jan. 26 Livingston County Board meeting, resident Hannah Suds (Hamburg Township) used the public‑comment period to recount her experience with family‑court proceedings and to allege misconduct by a presiding judge she named as Judge Longsworth.
“I was granted a PPO in sole custody of the kids. Then Judge Longsworth appeared. She insulted me and called me dumb and a bad mom, and she threatened to take my kids,” Suds said. Suds said she repeatedly reported abuse to police and that, during one hearing, police took her child to…
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