The New York Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments on Sept. 12 from an ousted upstate judge who brandished his loaded handgun at a Black defendant.

Whitehall Town and Village Justice Robert Putorti. Courtesy photo Whitehall Town and Village Justice Robert Putorti. Courtesy photo

Whitehall Town and Village Justice Robert Putorti, who seeks to be reinstated, admitted he told others about the incident. But his attorney is arguing that his retelling of the incident had been misinterpreted.