He stands accused of making crude remarks to prosecutors of the female gender and he made some waves by jailing a deputy sheriff for ignoring a subpoena. However, if the Judges Barr do hie away to that tropical isle, county taxpayers won't be picking up the tab. The couple reversed the decision to request the funds before commissioners had a chance to consider it. This withdrawal followed questions about the trip from several reporters and county officials, according to the story I read. The circumstances are completely different.
Some jobs simply offer more travel opportunities than others.
If you want to be a judge you should figure on financing your own trips to Caribbean resorts. Now, I wonder if I could get myself assigned to go look for a column or two at that tropical isle crime seminar.