A judge in Canada who wore a Donald Trump campaign hat into court after the US election has been suspended for 30 days without pay, 11 months after his actions triggered an unparalleled number of formal complaints.

After receiving 81 complaints - ten times more than the council had received about the conduct of any other judge in the province - the Ontario judicial council said it would hold a disciplinary hearing, with Zabel facing possible removal from the bench.

Lots of the complaints highlighted the denigrating remarks Trump had made against women, Muslims & others throughout the election campaign, & questioned whether everybody could expect to be treated fairly & impartially in Zabel's courtroom.

Zabel's counsel said the judge - who has not been hearing cases since December -was raring to return to the bench.