State court administrators have designated three judges to cover the criminal case calendar of St. Lawrence County Court Judge Jerome Richards, who has recused himself from cases involving the county district attorney’s office.
Richards said on April 20 that it would be inappropriate for him to preside over any cases being handled by District Attorney Mary Rain’s office because he objected to Rain allowing Jonathan Jirik, who is awaiting word on whether he passed the bar exam and does not yet have a law license, to act as an assistant county district attorney.
