A New York judge who refused to wear a facemask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has lost a defamation lawsuit he filed against a medical office manager, according to a judgment filed in a state trial court.

Poughkeepsie City Court Judge Frank Mora sued ophthalmology office manager Stacey Koch in state Supreme Court in Dutchess County in December, seeking $425,000 in damages.

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