Regional chief judge steps down from administrative role because of Halloween party photo
Photo illustration by Sara Wadford/Shutterstock. A regional chief judge in New York has stepped down from his administrative role because of a photo of himself at a Halloween party in 1988. Craig Doran, the chief judge of the region that includes Rochester, New York, said in a statement he appeared in the photo as a “well-known public figure of color,” report the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Syracuse.com and WXXI News. The stories say it’s unclear which public figure he portrayed. Doran will continue to serve as an elected judge. He was elected to a 10-year term to the trial-level supreme court in 2015 and previously served as a judge for Ontario County, New York.