A New Jersey municipal court judge, answering charges that he violated judicial ethics by taking on a divorce client after he presided over harassment charges she and her husband leveled at each other, admits the conduct but denies that he broke any rules.
Among the arguments C. William Bowkley Jr. asserts in his formal answer, made public Monday, are that he did not recognize the client when she first showed up at his office, even though she had appeared before him in court less than a week before.
