# Florida judge’s steak chat at battery hearing draws survivor advocates’ criticism

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florida-judge-bizarrely-asks-domestic-violence-suspect-how-to-cook-the-perfect-steak-at-his-bond-hearing/
- Published: 2026-10-24T20:26:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:37:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16235343/florida-judge-domestic-violence-suspect-cooking-advice.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Culture, Food, Markets, Offbeat, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Judge discussed steak with a domestic battery suspect at a bond hearing.
- Johnson’s bond was set at $1,500.
- A support organisation criticised the exchange as harmful to survivors.

## Summary

A Florida judge asked chef Christopher Johnson how he cooks steak during a bond hearing on domestic battery charges, then set his bond at $1,500. The exchange drew criticism from a domestic violence support organisation, whose chief executive said such remarks could leave survivors feeling they may not receive justice.

Johnson, arrested on Monday, advised the judge to angle steak at the 10 o’clock and two o’clock positions in a pan. Court records reportedly show he had previously been arrested for aggravated battery involving the same victim, when she was pregnant with his child. The county’s chief judge said the court was aware of the video; the article said the judge had been contacted for comment.

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