(CNN) A judge in Utah has been suspended without pay for six months after he made critical comments about President Donald Trump in court and on his Facebook page. According to the ruling by the Utah Supreme Court, Judge Michael Kwan's Facebook posts were "laden with blunt, and sometimes indelicate, criticism" of Trump. Judge Michael Kwan has sat on the justice court in Taylorsville, Utah, for two decades. Supreme Court: Kwan's comments threatened his impartialityKwan had argued that the comments he made were constitutionally protected by the First Amendment, a claim the Utah Supreme Court didn't directly address in its ruling. Additionally, they could "cause those who disagree with Judge Kwan's politics to believe that they will not receive a fair shake when they appear before him."

Source: CNN May 26, 2019 20:37 UTC