SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon judge known for refusing to marry same-sex couples is continuing his battle to stay on the bench.
Marion County Judge Vance Day has been accused of allowing a convicted felon to possess and control a gun on two occasions, using his office for personal gain, asking his staff to discriminate against same-sex couples and lying to a state commission.
The Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability recommended removing Day in 2015.
The Oregon Supreme Court heard the case Wednesday, the Statesman Journal reported.
The judge understood his past conduct was inappropriate and has since changed, Day’s lawyer Janet Schroer said during the hearing.
She also took used the hearing to poke holes in the commission’s argument. Schroer argued that the commission’s report was “very selective” and relied on testimony from sources she said are unreliable.