A virtual court session before a Cumberland County judge was abruptly canceled Wednesday after judiciary officials said he failed to review the docket to see if the scheduling of the cases discriminated against Latino defendants. Millville Municipal Court Judge Jason Witcher alleged last month that court administrators were giving all defendants — except those with Latino-sounding last names — the option of attending virtual hearings in his courtroom. Those who spoke Spanish or had last names that appeared to be Latino were scheduled for in-person hearings, the judge alleged. Witcher drew stat…
