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NY Republican judge faces removal after threatening to shoot teenagers at graduation party

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  1. orangeblue_coop

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    A New York state judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high school graduation party should be removed from office, a judicial watchdog panel ruled.

    State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall, 53, invoked her authority as a judge to try to get uninvited guests arrested, threatened to shoot Black teenagers and bragged that her 18-year-old son had "put the smackdown" on another partygoer, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct said in its report issued Monday.

    The commission found that Gall, a white Republican who has served as an elected judge in upstate Oneida County since 2012, "created at least the appearance that she harbored racial bias," which could undermine public confidence in her integrity.

    The judicial conduct panel said that "impropriety permeated" Gall's conduct after the July 1, 2022 graduation party at a friend's house got out of hand. "Her wide array of misconduct severely undermined public confidence in the judiciary and in her ability to serve as a fair and impartial judge," the commission said in recommending her removal.

    New York judge who threatened to shoot Black teens during profane rant at party should be removed, commission says


    The incident didn’t even take place on her property but she was loudly advising for these kids to be shot, as if no consequences would happen. Interesting how she openly expressed that she’s always on cop's side and will defend them if they were in this similar position, only confirming that if a police misconduct/ brutality case was in front of her she will automatically be biased and support the cops. Some of her cases should probably get reviewed, too.
     
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  2. gatorchamps960608

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    It pains right wingers every day to own so many guns but to not have a pretext to shoot anyone.
     
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  3. sierragator

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    Should also be charged with making terroristic threats.
     
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  4. ncargat1

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    But, but, but.....she was fearing for her life because she saw a black person!!!

     
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    The commission also shared various video footage from the scene that captured Gall's remarks, where she can be heard telling the teenagers, "You got to leave! You're not going to find your keys. You got to call an Uber and get off the property." She also boasted about her judicial position, saying, "That's how I roll. That's how Mrs. G rolls. That's how Judge Gall rolls." Adding, "I've done this for a million years. I'm a lawyer. I'm a judge. I know this."

    The situation then escalated as Gall attempted to have the teenagers arrested for trespassing, using her status to pressure law enforcement officers. According to the report, Gall made several derogatory remarks, including suggesting that the teenagers "don't look like they're that smart. They're not going to business school, that's for sure," and then stated that if they returned, "you can shoot them on the property. I'll shoot them on the property

    Both Gall's husband and her 18-year-old son were involved in the fighting, and Gall told officers that her son "put a smackdown once he got hit."

    She also said, "My husband and son got hit first . . . but they finished. Like I taught 'em."


    However, in response Gall's attorney, Robert Julian, "proposed that a sanction less than removal be imposed," the commission report states.

    In addition, Gall said she intends to appeal the commission's decision, arguing that her actions were influenced by a traumatic assault she experienced in 1990, the Associated Press reported.
     
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  6. WarDamnGator

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    Republicans gonna Republican…
     
  7. gatordavisl

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    TBH I don't see a huge deal here. Invoking her title/position was low class, as were her comments about the kids. Then again, reports suggest that a bunch of kids crashed the party and started a big fight. I'd want them off my property too. She wasn't violent, though her mouth was running amok. Whatevs
     
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  8. Shade45

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    News said the teens were invited via a text.
     
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  9. gatordavisl

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    Doesn't make their presence at the party legit & certainly doesn't excuse any disruptive behavior.
     
  10. Shade45

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    Sure doesn't but someone invited them knowing they were not welcome there.

    However, the judge acted like an idiot.
     
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  11. G8trGr8t

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    I see a Congressional run and maga endorsement in her near future
     
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  12. sierragator

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    If any of the rest of us made that threat, wouldn't we be facing charges?
     
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    With judicial reasoning like that, she must be in the federalist society.
     
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  14. BigCypressGator1981

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    Somebody got wasted and proceeded to FAFO
     
  15. Gatorrick22

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    So what were her actual ACTIONS... CRIMES? DID SHE SHOOT SOMEONE? TALK IS CHEAP...
     
  16. BigCypressGator1981

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    and apparently consequential if you’re a drunk asshole judge.
     
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  17. AndyGator

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    I see a Supreme Court nomination down the road, if the opportunity arises in her lifetime that is.
     
  18. tilly

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    I think she crossed the line when she suggested the cops shoot. The rest was probably bad judgement, but not enough to remove her from the bench. The shooting line brings her objectivity into question.

    Moronic move regardless.
     
  19. tilly

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    Semantics, but i think she suggested the cops could shoot (in a legal sense).

    Did she actually threaten to do it?

    Regardless. She should step down.
     
  20. mrhansduck

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    So the Commission recommended a sanction short of removal, and she's appealing that? There was so much wrong with her statements and behavior that it seems like it would have made more sense to apologize and take her lumps.