A New Jersey judge accused of trying to use his influence to reduce his personal child support payment obligations has denied that he violated any ethics rules, and highlighted his cooperation with the investigation and unblemished record in defense.
Ocean County Superior Court Judge James Palmer Jr. filed his response to the state Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct on Feb. 21. It was made public on Tuesday. The answer was filed by his attorney, Mitchell Ansell of Ansell Grimm & Aaron in Ocean.
