The state Office of Court Administration filed internal misconduct charges against New York State Court Officers Association President Dennis Quirk for sharing Chief Judge Janet DiFiore’s home address in Westchester and her holiday home in Southampton.
In a Facebook post published Wednesday, Dennis Quirk, president of the New York State Court Officers Association, doxxed Chief Judge Janet DiFiore by sharing the addresses of her mansions in Westchester and The Hamptons.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) An email hit our in-box Friday morning that sent a shockwave through the entire legal system in Rochester.
The email said the highest-ranking judge in our area is resigning his leadership post because of a nearly 33-year-old photo of him at a Halloween party that has been circulated.
The judge is Craig Doran. As the administrative judge, he supervises every county, family, and Supreme Court judge in our eight-county region and hears cases. It has come to my attention that a photograph taken of me at a Halloween party in 1988 in which I appear as a well-known public figure of color has been circulated, Doran s statement begins. I am deeply sorry for my decision to appear in this manner. I did not comprehend at the time the hurtful nature of my actions. I know now that an act of this nature is considered to be racist.
Two New Jersey universities have escaped claims that they owe students tuition and refunds for switching to virtual instruction during the pandemic, a top New York judge is among those opposing landlords trying to overturn statewide eviction protections, and a Southwest Airlines flight attendant seeks to preserve her suit alleging the airline's failure to adhere to coronavirus safety protocols caused her to contract the virus and infect her late husband.
New York State judges are not yet eligible for coronavirus vaccines but court staff and court security officers can receive the coveted shots in the arm.