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Northern Westchester Judge Resigns After Making Sexual Innuendos, Remarks: Officials Northern Westchester Judge Resigns After Making Sexual Innuendos, Remarks: Officials
Northern Westchester Judge Resigns After Making Sexual Innuendos, Remarks: Officials A city court judge in Northern Westchester has resigned from his office and agreed never to return after being charged with making sexual innuendos and inappropriate remarks to staff and attorneys on multiple occasions, officials announced.  Peekskill City Court Judge Reginald J. Johnson announced that he would resign from his position effective on Monday, Sept. 30 following formal charges filed against him by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the organization announced on Friday, Sept. 20.  According to the commission, in August 2024, Johnson was served with…

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by Ben Crnic
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Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting
Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting Actor Alec Baldwin will not face criminal charges in connection with the on-set shooting that killed a cinematographer, CNN reports. In a stunning development Friday afternoon, July 12, a judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin stemming from the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, citing prosecutorial misconduct, according to the outlet. Judge Mary Marlowe threw out the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again, after finding that law enforcement intentionally concealed evidence that prevented Baldwin from pr…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Area Judge Pleads Guilty To False Statement, Obstructing FBI Agents Area Judge Pleads Guilty To False Statement, Obstructing FBI Agents
Area Judge Pleads Guilty To False Statement, Obstructing FBI Agents A 59-year-old New City woman and former judge pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 26 for making false statements in connection with a loan application to buy a home in the Town of Monroe in Orange County. Federal prosecutors said that Lurlyn A. Winchester, a former Justice for the Town Court of Monroe, pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy, in federal court in White Plains,. She faces up to 30 years in federal prison and more than $1 million in fines when she is sentenced in August. Prosecutors allege that the Rockland County resident lied on her application in order to…

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by Jon Craig