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New York’s highest court has removed a Whitehall Town and Village Court judge seven years after he pointed a gun at a Black man in […]

Justice Robert J. Putorti's lack of remorse after the gun episode contributed to his removal, according to the decision.

Judge Robert Putorti's lack of remorse after the gun episode contributed to his removal, according to the decision.

The judge aimed the gun at the Black man because he approached the stand “too quickly” for his liking.

The fewer cowards in black robes, the better.

Un juez del norte del estado de Nueva York que apuntó con una pistola cargada a un hombre negro durante una audiencia judicial en 2015 fue destituido de su cargo el jueves por el tribunal más alto del estado. El juez Robert J. Putorti fue juez del tribunal de Whitehall Town and Village. En repetidas ocasiones

Judges have been accused of doing some wild things in court, but this is by far the craziest.

A judge from Washington County who pointed a loaded gun at a Black litigant in his courtroom who posed no threat to anyone was properly removed from office, the state

New York's highest court has removed an upstate judge from the bench for pulling a loaded handgun on a black defendant, a new ruling shows.

Updated: A New York judge has been removed from the bench for brandishing a loaded gun at a litigant and then describing the incident in an exaggerated and racial manner.