Judge Knoll sentenced to four months probation in domestic violence case

Kayla Tucker
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OTTAWA COUNTY — A local judge has been sentenced to four months probation and anger management classes following a domestic violence charge.

Bradley Knoll, 58th District Court Judge, presides in the Holland Courthouse. He's a resident of Grand Haven. He was accused of assaulting his spouse on Dec. 13.

A local judge has been sentenced to four months probation and anger management classes following a domestic violence charge.
A local judge has been sentenced to four months probation and anger management classes following a domestic violence charge.

“I would simply say that no person is above the law,” Knoll wrote in an email to The Grand Haven Tribune on Wednesday. “I deeply regret my involvement in the incident ... particularly that it took place in the presence of my grandson. I think the disposition by Judge Nolan was appropriate and await any action by the Judicial Tenure Commission.”

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The sentencing — which took place March 26 in Muskegon County's 60th District Court — was completed under the Spousal Abuse Act, meaning if Knoll finishes his probation successfully, the charge will be removed from his record.

All county judges recused themselves from presiding over the case.

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Knoll has been working as usual. He was first elected to the bench in 2002, replacing retiring Judge Hannes Meyers Jr. He was most recently re-elected in November 2020, when he ran unopposed for another six-year term.

This will be Knoll’s last term as judge, because state law requires candidates be under 70 years of age at the time of the election. Knoll turned 70 in 2021.

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Judge Knoll sentenced to four months probation in domestic violence case