She declared the cause of death for the death cert. over the phone. That is how I understand it. She also had to give clearance for no autopsy. It is in the news stories.
Sometimes innocent things look awfully sketchy.
If this were me, I’d want to do everything possible to avoid the public having questions.
Autopsy or not, at least a medical person should declare the time of death and make the determination he was in fact dead.
This is not the job of a judge over a phone. > IMO
NO AUTOPSY.
Yah, just some old judge dies in his sleep. No biggie.
This reeks!