Howard Gerber, Clarkstown Town Court justice in Rockland County.Disciplinary Commission Says NY Judge Should Be Admonished Over Inappropriate Comments
During a conference in 2017 on a separate case, Gerber remarked that a defendant's daughter "was 'dressing for attention,' by which he meant 'for men to look at her,'" the commission reported.
July 02, 2020 at 03:30 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
A state disciplinary commission has found that a town court justice in Rockland County made inappropriate comments and failed to disqualify himself from a case.
The state's Commission on Judicial Conduct on Thursday reported that Howard Gerber, a justice for the Clarkstown Town Court, should be admonished for the behavior.
Gerber, who agreed to the admonition, has served on the bench in the town court since 2007, the commission reports.
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