A Louisiana judge known for her glamorous persona has been removed from her position following revelations of a series of fabrications, including false claims about her military service. Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts of Baton Rouge was ousted by the Louisiana Supreme Court in a narrow 4-3 decision after it was revealed she lied during her 2020 judicial campaign.

This marks a significant moment in the state’s judicial history, as Foxworth-Roberts becomes the first judge to be dismissed in Louisiana in 16 years. Chief Justice John Weimer criticized her for failing to take responsibility for her actions, describing her lack of accountability as inadequate.

At the heart of these falsehoods was Foxworth-Roberts’ assertion that she was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, the U.S.-led military campaign during the Gulf War in the early 1990s. This claim was dubious given that she was only 16 years old at the time.

Further complicating matters, Foxworth-Roberts broadcasted campaign advertisements depicting herself in military attire and falsely claimed she had achieved the rank of Army Captain. These misleading representations contributed to her ultimate removal from the bench.

In ads she ran while campaigning for the bench, Foxworth-Roberts also said she had risen to the rank of Army Captain, and appeared in military attire in her ads. 

But during the investigation into her claims, it was found that Foxworth-Roberts never served in combat, despite claiming in one of her ads that she was ‘no stranger to being on the front lines during the call of duty.’

During the investigation, Foxworth-Roberts initially would not approve the release of her military records, and when they were finally obtained, they showed she never became captain and was honorably discharged when she wasn’t promoted to the role. 

And while she was never even deployed overseas, Foxworth-Roberts argued that she played a role in Operation Desert Storm because she worked with veterans of the war at the Walter Reed Medical Center. 

Beyond the lies about her military service, the investigation also found she falsified information on a $40,000 insurance claim about a robbery in 2020. 

Baton Rouge Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts has been booted off the bench after being caught out in a string of outrageous lies, including about her own military service

The Louisiana judge was blasted by justices for her ‘tortured explanations and excuses’ after she was found to have fabricated her military service, including claiming to have served in the Gulf War despite having never been deployed overseas 

In the investigation into Foxworth-Roberts’ insurance claim, it was found that she said around $40,000 in jewelry and expensive goods were stolen from her car. 

According to NOLA.com, police bodycam footage showed the judge told officers that the theft happened outside her home, but she told her insurance company that the break-in happened miles from her home while she was out campaigning. 

The judge initially told investigators with the Office of Special Counsel that she didn’t submit any insurance claim after the break-in, but later admitted that she had done so with USAA. 

Officials also said that goods she reported stolen to police were different from those she reported to the insurance company, including adding an engagement ring to her insurance claim that she didn’t tell police about. 

The Judiciary Commission said that Foxworth-Roberts admitted during the investigation that she had made up her claims about being promoted to captain in the army. 

However, the body said that the judge lied to investigators on several occasions while she was being scrutinized, including claiming that she never submitted any insurance claim at all following the break-in of her car. 

Retired Jefferson Parish Judge Melvin Zeno, who served as a hearing officer for her case, also said that when he interviewed her for the investigation, he found she had ‘little, if any credibility.’ 

The Louisiana judge claimed to have been a veteran of Operation Desert Storm (pictured), despite being aged just 16 when the Gulf War took place 

Beyond the lies about her military service, the investigation also found Foxworth-Roberts falsified information on a $40,000 insurance claim about a robbery in 2020

Zeno said that he found Foxworth-Roberts repeatedly tried to hide the truth from him, and described her as ‘dishonest and misleading.’ 

As she was removed from the bench, the Supreme Court said in its majority ruling that her conduct ‘calls into question her honesty and integrity — minimum qualifications the public expects from every judge.’ 

Writing in the decision to remove Foxworth-Roberts from the bench, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jay McCallum said officials were bemused by her continued attempts to defend herself. 

‘Rather than take responsibility for her conduct, (Foxworth-Roberts) has persisted with tortured explanations and excuses,’ he wrote. 

‘Therefore, her conduct has done little, if anything, to show remorse or contrition.’