Police body camera footage of Oneida County Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall outside a July 2, 2022 party in New Hartford. Photo from footage provided by the State Commission on Judicial ConductSuspended NY Judge Who Threatened to Shoot Black Party Crashers Says She Won't Fight Removal
State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall of Oneida County said through motion papers she’s no longer opposing the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct’s recommendation for the state’s top court to remove her.
December 20, 2024 at 02:11 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Suspended New York State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall no longer wants to appeal for reinstatement and has tendered her resignation.
- The judge had threatened to shoot Black men who were uninvited guests at a graduation party, bragged to police that her son put a "smackdown" on one of the party crashers, and had offered that the Black men didn't look "smart."
- Gall filed a motion to New York's top court indicating a desire for the appeal to be disposed quietly.
A New York judge who's serving a suspension with pay for threatening to shoot Black teens, and had urged police to do so, for crashing a high school graduation party her family attended, will no longer appeal for her reinstatement, the Law Journal has learned.
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