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A judicial report alleged that St. Charles County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Thornhill would wear an Elvis Presley wig around Oct. 31 and allow litigants to pick a song from his phone during court

Thornhill agreed to resign last month, avoiding a disciplinary hearing

His court biography mentioned that he is a Presley fan

A Missouri judge will step down from the bench after a judicial commission’s report alleged he routinely wore an Elvis Presley wig around Halloween and occasionally played the singer’s music from his phone in court.

Matthew E.P. Thornhill, a St. Charles County Circuit Court judge, agreed to the deal with a state board last month, according to court documents reviewed by PEOPLE. In doing so, Thornhill would face a six-month unpaid suspension — after which

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