An Orange County judge accused of chastising a deputy sheriff who had a child out of wedlock defended himself in front of a special panel Wednesday.

Judge Alan C. Todd, a judge for 14 years, appeared before a panel of judges, attorneys and a sheriff's deputy Wednesday about a series of alleged inflammatory remarks.

Todd was accused with chastising a deputy sheriff who had a child out of wedlock, saying she was a "disgrace to society," "had no morals," and her child was "a bastard" in August of 2004.

Wednesday, Todd looked uncomfortable, irritated and defensive about the accusations brought against him, Local 6 News reported.

He denied calling the child a bastard or calling the deputy a tramp but admitted saying she had gotten knocked up.

One of the judges on the panel interrupted Todd and pointed out that great historical figures like Alexander Hamilton and Leonardo Da Vinci were bastards, according to the report.

Todd said that he was not aware of that.

Todd also told the panel that he was an opponent of homosexuality and sex before marriage but how he expresses those views can be a problem, Local 6 reporter Chris Trenkmann said.

The Judicial Qualifications Commission panel will eventually rule if Todd should be reprimanded or removed from the bench.

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