The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday announced a reprimand for a judge who imposed a 180-day jail penalty for contempt without a hearing when a defendant gave him the finger, a raspberry and backtalk. "I'm a street guy," the judge says on an audio tape transcript. "I didn't mind when you gave me the old fist up in the air. ... But when you give me the raspberries ... I'm just telling you that's contempt in the face of the court. You're going to jail."
September 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday announced a reprimand for a judge who imposed a 180-day jail penalty for contempt without a hearing when a defendant gave him the finger, a raspberry and backtalk.
The court affirmed the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct’s finding that South River Municipal Court Judge Emery Toth, besides breaking the rules for contempt findings, made undignified and sarcastic comments to a motor vehicle defendant during a video-link arraignment.
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