Big mouth NJ Judge silenced without pay
Posted by PETER LATTMAN
Wall Street Journal Law blog
Filed 12.1.06, 12:31 pm
The New Jersey Supreme Court suspended a state court judge for 30 days without pay, ruling that his outspokeness violated the code of judicial conduct. Here’s the 50-page opinion and the story from the New York Times.
The New Jersey Supreme Court suspended a state court judge for 30 days without pay, ruling that his outspokeness violated the code of judicial conduct. Here’s the 50-page opinion and the story from the New York Times. Superior Court Judge Bill Mathesius, 66, reportedly was nicknamed Wild Bill for his intemperance when he was a federal and county prosecutor. He apparently didn’t tone it down after being appointed to the bench in 2002.
“Judge Mathesius presents an almost indecipherable riddle,” the court’s opinion said. “On the one side,” it said, the judge had been portrayed as “a longtime public servant who is learned in his craft, willing to assist his colleagues and generous with his time and knowledge.”
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