A state Superior Court judge from Ocean County claims in a lawsuit that he was removed from the bench after clashing with supervising judges over time he spent attending to the needs of his disabled son.
John Russo Jr. said in the suit that he was subjected to a hostile work environment because of his association with his son, 19, who has Down syndrome and a speech disorder and may be bipolar. The judge brought suit against the state judiciary, Ocean County Assignment Judge Marlene Lynch Ford and Presiding Family Judge Madelin Einbinder.
