Undignified And Discourteous

An Albany City Court judge has resigned and will not seek future judicial office, according to a decision and order of the New York Commission on Judicial Conduct.

He made these remarks to a prosecutor on the record as reflected by this stipulation.

In a raised and angry voice, Respondent then stated: “I’m so pissed off. Unfucking- believable. I’m not supposed to swear on the record, but Jesus Christ, if other people can work out these ridiculous arrangements up in the county without a judge involved and then come down here and effectively blackmail me down here relative to doing something that I do not want to do….”

In another case

Respondent complained about the plea bargain process and said in a raised, agitated voice, “Now, listen, I realize I am a pain in the fucking ass. I realize I am driving people crazy. I’m sorry. I don’t give a damn.”

 …During a lengthy diatribe, Respondent stated in a raised voice, “I participated in this insane system with my eyes closed, just like everybody else. I’m not doing it anymore. I don’t give a damn that nobody likes it. I don’t give a damn that it drives people crazy. I’m just not doing it anymore.”

And

On or about May 22, 2012, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Cheryl Fowler and Assistant Public Defender Julianne Girard appeared before Respondent in Shultis. ADA Fowler requested an adjournment and a continuance of bail.

Respondent asked to speak privately with Ms. Fowler and Ms. Girard in the jury room next to the courtroom. In the jury room, Ms. Fowler attempted to explain the reasons for her request to continue bail and adjourn the case. Respondent became irate and yelled profanities, including the word “fuck,” at Ms. Fowler for several minutes.

Among other things, Respondent yelled, in sum or substance, “Who the fuck are you to make me keep [the defendant] in jail while you do this?”

And

In a conference room, after a brief discussion about the plea proposal, Respondent criticized the ethics and practices of the District Attorney’s Office and District Attorney David Soares in an angry, loud voice for several minutes. Respondent repeatedly used profanities, including the word “fuck.” When ADA Grome asked Respondent to stop, Respondent said, in sum or substance, “If you don’t fucking like the way things are going in this fucking courtroom, then don’t come back.”

There is more but you get the general idea. (Mike Frisch)