A Latino lawyer has filed a misconduct complaint against a Black federal judge after she accused him of being 'intimidated by Black excellence' in light of his 'White mediocrity.'

Attorney Ezra Young was repeatedly insulted over his perceived race by US District Judge Ada Brown during a hearing in federal court in Dallas, Texas, on April 24, according to court documents cited by Bloomberg Law.

Brown, a Black woman with Native American ancestry, had called the hearing to determine whether Young should face sanctions over his conduct while representing a Black law professor who sued Southern Methodist University after being denied tenure.

The hearing came months after Brown revoked Young's ability to practice in her courtroom.

'I think what's happening here, quite candidly, is you are very intimidated for some reason, Mr Young, with Black excellence, in light of your White mediocrity. Yeah. Right?' Brown said, according to the transcript.

'You should write that down. I mean you look like a White man, right?'

When Young told the judge he was Latino, she questioned his appearance.

'Well, you are White presenting; is that fair to say?' Brown said, according to the transcript.

Young acknowledged that he was 'fair-skinned,' but Brown went on to accuse him of having 'White privilege' after he argued that his client had not received key evidence in her case.

'You're the White savior, come to save all the stupid Black lawyers in Texas who need your help, from New York,' Brown added.

Young said he was 'disgusted and mortified' by the suggestion that he was prejudiced against Black people.

Brown also insulted the lawyer by calling him a 'Chad'.

The judge explained what she believed the phrase to mean: 'It's someone who calls the manager when they don't get their way. They stomp their foot when the rules are supposed to apply to them, right?' Brown said.

She also used the phrase while berating Young over an article about his client's tenure case that quoted a law professor comparing the denial to a 'lynching,' Bloomberg reported.

Brown accused Young of fabricating the quote to get a headline.

'And so, when I read a headline — a sensationalized, very racialized headline that says, "it's like I've been lynched," and it's literally got no connection to this case,' Brown said.

'I have to ask you, Mr Social Media, Main Character Chad, White Hero, Savior, Loves to Help Black People Be an Ally, where the lynching in this case came from?' she added. 

The judge also allegedly gave the Latino lawyer a copy of a 1920 newspaper article that described a lynching, according to the outlet. 

She also accused Young of posting sealed court filings on his personal website, an allegation he denied.

After the hearing, Young filed a formal complaint.

After the complaint a judicial investigation was launched that resulted in Brown being temporarily removed from her assigned cases earlier this month, according to Bloomberg.

Brown defended her conduct toward Young in a 76-page written response cited by Bloomberg Law.

In her rebuttal, she maintained that she had acted appropriately.

However, she acknowledged that she could have handled her discussions about race 'more delicately.'

The judge added that she would not participate in proceedings in connection to Young. 

Brown was appointed to the federal bench by President Donald Trump in 2019. 

Contact information for Brown was not publicly listed. The Daily Mail has reached out to the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas for comment. Young declined to comment.