New Jersey's high tribunal for judicial ethics transgressions says censure is the appropriate discipline for Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto for misusing his office to advance a personal interest. The panel found the judge violated canons of ethics and a court rule by speaking to police, prosecutors and court officials about a criminal case in which his son was the complaining witness. Rivera-Soto also faces a potential civil suit for emotional distress from the teenager who clashed with his son.
July 13, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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New Jersey’s high tribunal for judicial ethics transgressions says censure is the appropriate discipline for State Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto for misusing his office to advance a personal interest.
The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, in a presentment issued Wednesday, found Rivera-Soto violated canons of ethics and a court rule by speaking to police, prosecutors and court officials about a criminal case in which his son was the complaining witness.
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